Rank: Captain Assistant Surgeon (Highest Rank: Major Surgeon)
Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
Unit/Command: 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: October 29, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Labo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
While in attendance upon the wounded and under a severe fire from the enemy, seized a carbine and beat off an attack upon wounded officers and men under his charge.
Medal of Honor Recipient George W. Mathews
Additional Details
Accredited to: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 14, 1902
Born: 1874, Worcester, Worcester County, MA, United States
Died: July 31, 1906
Buried: St. John's Cemetery (Calvary Sec.-38-9), Worcester, MA, United States