Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Willis H Downs
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Wagoneer)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry - 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: Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 16, 1906
- Born: June 1, 1870, Mount Carmel, New Haven County, CT, United States
- Died: September 15, 1929
- Buried: Highland Home Cemetery (MH) (Old-D-L-19), Jamestown, ND, United States