Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
George Wesley Biegler
Details
- Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
U.S. Volunteers,
28th Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 21, 1900
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Loac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
With but 19 men resisted and at close quarters defeated 300 of the enemy.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 11, 1902
- Born: May 31, 1868, Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN, United States
- Died: April 2, 1929, Presidio of San Francisco, CA, United States
- Buried: The Hollywood Cemetery (6-170-3), Hollywood, CA, United States
- Location of Medal: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Mount Pleasant, SC