Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
James Robert lee Gillenwater
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company A, 36th Infantry,
U.S. Volunteers - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 3, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
While on a scout drove off a superior force of insurgents and with the assistance of one comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of two comrades, one killed and the other severely wounded.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Rye Cove, Scott County, Virginia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 15, 1902
- Born: October 28, 1871, Rye Cove, Scott County, VA, United States
- Died: January 19, 1946, Rogersville, TN, United States
- Buried: Payne Cemetery (MH) Moved to Highland Cemetery (MH) (Sec.3) , Rogersville, TN, United States