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Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army

William Palmer MacLay

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
  • Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
  • Unit/Command:
    Company A, 43d Infantry,
    U.S. Volunteers
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 6, 1900
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Hilongas, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Citation
Charged an occupied bastion, saving the life of an officer in a hand-to- hand combat and destroying the enemy.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 11, 1902
  • Born: 1877, Spruce Creek, Huntingdon County, PA, United States
  • Died: July 31, 1943
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (7-9008-F), Arlington, VA, United States
 

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