Charles Cawetzka

Charles Cawetzka
Born	March 1, 1877(1877-03-01) Detroit, Michigan
Died	October 23, 1927(1927-10-23) (aged 50) Romulus, Michigan
Place of burial	Romulus Memorial Cemetery Romulus, Michigan
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company F., 30th Infantry, U. S. Volunteers
Battles/wars	Philippine-American War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Charles Cawetzka (March 1, 1877 Detroit, Michigan- October 23, 1951) was a United States Army soldier received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 23, 1900 during the Philippine-American War. Private Cawetzka protected a wounded comrade from a "numerically superior enemy" Private Cawetzka is buried in Romulus Memorial Cemetery in Romulus, Michigan.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 30th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and Date: Near Sariaya, Luzon, Philippine Islands, August 23, 1900. Entered Service At: Wayne, Mich. Birth: Detroit, Mich. Date of Issue: March 14, 1902.

Citation:

Single-handed, he defended a disabled comrade against a greatly superior force of the enemy.^[1]

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. ^ "Charles Cawetzka, 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 Cawetzka". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7267253. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 
• "Charles Cawetzka, 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. 

• "Charles Cawetzka". Medal of Honor Resting Places. Waymarking.com. 2006-11-05. http://www.waymarking.com/wm/details.aspx?f=1&guid=d5f268bc-ec6e-4ad9-8a5c-355bef49c25d. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 

• "MOH Citation for Charles Cawetzka". C. Douglas Sterner. http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_cawetzka.html. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 

External links

• "Early Detroit Polish Community". http://atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/80673.html?1164484424. 

Persondata
Name	Cawetzka, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	March 1, 1877
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Date of death	October 23, 1951
Place of death	Romulus, Michigan