Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
John Thomas Kennedy
Details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
6th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 4, 1909
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Patian Island, Philippine Islands
Citation
While in action against hostile Moros, he entered with a few enlisted men the mouth of a cave occupied by a desperate enemy, this act having been ordered after he had volunteered several times. In this action 2d Lt. Kennedy was severely wounded.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: November 23, 1912
Presented by Pres. William H. Taft - Born: July 22, 1885, Hendersonville, Colleton County, SC, United States
- Died: September 26, 1969, Columbia, SC, United States
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (7-10076), Arlington, VA, United States