Marcus W. Robertson

Marcus William Robertson
Born	February 12, 1870(1870-02-12) Flintville, Wisconsin
Died	May 24, 1948(1948-05-24) (aged 78) Portland, Oregon
Place of burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Hood River, Oregon
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Stable Sergeant
Unit	2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Philippine-American War World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

Marcus William Robertson (February 12, 1870 – May 24, 1948) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor - for his actions on the Philippine-American War.

Marcus Robertson enlisted in the United States Army from Hood River, Oregon, and by May 16, 1899 was serving as a private in Company B of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On that day, near San Isidro in the Philippines, Private Robertson helped to rout a large enemy force despite being greatly outnumbered. For his actions, he was presented with the Medal of Honor on April 28, 1906. He later rose to the rank of stable Sergeant and served in France during World War I.

He died at age 78 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Hood River, Oregon.^[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, May 16, 1899. Entered service at: Hood River, Oreg. Birth: Flintville, Wisconsin Date of issue: April 28, 1906.

Citation

With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.^[2]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	World War I portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients

Gallery

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  Photograph of Marcus W. Robertson about 1910 in Hood River, Oregon, picture from larger family picture.

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  Medal of Honor Certificate presented to Marcus W. Robertson

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  View of Front of Medal of Honor presented to Marcus W. Robertson

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  View of back of Medal of Honor presented to Marcus W. Robertson with inscription

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  Marcus W. Robertson, picture taken in San Francisco, California, en-route to Philippines with Oregon Volunteers

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  Edward E. Lyon (left) and Marcus W. Robertson in Manila, Philippines

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  Picture of Young's Scouts in the Philippines, including Marcus W. Robertson 2nd from right front, squatting.

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  Company B, Second Regiment, Oregon Volunteers, US Infantry, including Marcus W. Robertson top row, third from right.

References

1. ^ "Marcus W. Robertson". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8041015. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
2. ^ "Medal of Honor recipients - Philippine Insurrection". United States Army Center of Military History. 2007-07-16. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 

External links

Media related to Marcus W. Robertson at Wikimedia Commons

• "Photo of Grave site of MOH Recipient Marcus William Robertson". HomeOfHeroes.com. http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/robertson_marcus_or.html. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 

Persondata
Name	Robertson, Marcus William
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	February 12, 1870
Place of birth	Flintville, Wisconsin
Date of death	May 24, 1948
Place of death	Portland, Oregon