Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Gotfred Jensen
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon
Citation
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: June 6, 1906
- Born: November 20, 1872, Ryde, Denmark
- Died: December 26, 1945, Soap Lake, WA, United States
- Buried: Washington Soldier's Home Cemetery (MH), Retsil, WA, United States
- Location of Medal: North Dakota State Historical Society, Bismarck, ND