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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
John Baxter Kinne
Details
Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Captain, U.S. Medical Corps in WWI)
Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
Unit/Command: Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 16, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Medal of Honor Recipient John B. Kinne
Additional Details
Accredited to: Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 17, 1906
Born: October 3, 1877, Beloit, Rock County, WI, United States
Died: June 19, 1943
Buried: Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA, United States