Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Peter H Quinn
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Trumpeter)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company L,
4th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
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: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: June 14, 1906
- Born: May 1873, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA, United States
- Died: April 19, 1934
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (6-9749-SH), Arlington, VA, United States