Charles G. Bickham

Charles G. Bickham
Born	August 12, 1867(1867-08-12) Dayton, Ohio
Died	December 14, 1944(1944-12-14) (aged 77) Dayton, Ohio
Place of burial	Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	27th U.S. Infantry
Battles/wars	Philippine-American War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Charles Goodwin Bickham (August 12, 1867, Dayton, Ohio – December 14, 1944, Dayton) was a United States Army first lieutenant received the Medal of Honor for “distinguished gallantry” on May 2, 1902, in the Battle of Bayang, during the Philippine-American War. Lieutenant Bickham carried a wounded soldier across a "fire swept field".

His medal was awarded by Theodore Roosevelt on April 28, 1904.

He served as a Colonel on the staff of Ohio Governor William McKinley. During the Spanish-American War, he served as a Private in Company G, Third Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and later a Captain in the Ninth Regiment (Immunes), U.S. Volunteer Infantry. He served as a Captain during the Philippine-American War in the Twenty-eighth Regiment, U.S. Volunteer Infantry, under Col. William E. Birkhimer. After receiving his commission in the regular army as a Lieutenant, he served again in the Philippines with the Twenty-seventh U.S. Infantry under then-Captain John J. Pershing.^[1]

After twice failing the professional examination required for promotion to captain, in 1909 and 1910, he was honorably discharged from the army in June 1910. He never married.

He died December 14, 1944 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Dayton, Ohio.^[2] His grave can be found in section 101, lot 1420.^[2]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 27th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Bayong, near Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, May 2, 1902. Entered service at: Dayton, Ohio. Birth: Dayton, Ohio. Date of issue: April 28, 1904.

Citation:

Crossed a fire-swept field, in close range of the enemy, and brought a wounded soldier to a place of shelter.^[3]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

1. ^ "Lieutenant Bickham Home on a Furlough". Dayton Journal. 1909-02-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Charles G. Bickham". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8577732. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
3. ^ "Charles G. Bickham, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 

References

• "Charles G. Bickham". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8577732. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
• "Charles G. Bickham, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 
• "Congressional Medal of Honor awarded by Theodore Roosevelt at www.theodore-roosevelt.com Theodore Roosevelt website". http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trmedalsawarded.html. Retrieved September 24, 2010. 
• "Battling at Bayan: on May 2, 1902, the U.S. Army fought its last major engagement of the Philippines War, and launched a new war against the Islamic Moros of Mindanao". VFW Magazine. 2002. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_9_89/ai_87704450. Retrieved September 24, 2010. 

Primary sources

• MS-017 Bickham Collection. Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, Ohio.

Persondata
Name	Bickham, Charles G.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	August 12, 1867
Place of birth	Dayton, Ohio
Date of death	December 14, 1944
Place of death	Dayton, Ohio