George F. Shiels

Infobox Military Person
name= George Franklin Shiels
born= birth date|1863|4|13
died= death date and age|1943|10|26|1863|4|13
placeofbirth= California
placeofdeath=Palo Alto, California
placeofburial=


caption= George F. Shiels, Medal of Honor recipient
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Surgeon
commands=
unit= U.S. Volunteers
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=
relations=

George Franklin Shiels (April 13, 1863–October 26, 1943) was a Surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Tuliahan River, Philippine Islands, March 25, 1899. Entered service at: California. Birth: California. Date of issue: November 22, 1906.

Citation:

:Voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of the enemy and went with 4 men to the relief of 2 native Filipinos Iying wounded about 150 yards in front of the lines and personally carried one of them to a place of safety.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipients

References

:"This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States government."
*cite web
accessdate=2008-04-21
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = "SHIELS, GEORGE F." entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

External links

*findagrave|7673405 Retrieved on 2008-07-02

Persondata
NAME= Shiels, George F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= April 13, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH= California
DATE OF DEATH= October 26, 1943
PLACE OF DEATH=Palo Alto, California