Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
James Franklin Bell
Details
- Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Major General)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
U.S. Volunteers,
36th Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 9, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
While in advance of his regiment, charged seven insurgents with his pistol and compelled the surrender of the captain and two privates under a close fire from the remaining insurgents concealed in a bamboo thicket.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 11, 1899
- Born: January 9, 1856, Shelbyville, Shelby County, KY, United States
- Died: January 8, 1919, New York, NY, United States
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (3-1735-4), Arlington, VA, United States
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