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Clarence Melville (or Milville) Condon Born August 12, 1875
South Brooksville, MaineDied November 5, 1916 (aged 41)
Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C.Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1894 - 1916 Rank Lieutenant Colonel Battles/wars Philippine American War Awards Medal of Honor Clarence Melville Condon (August 12, 1875 - November 5, 1916) was a United States Army Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine American War.
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Biography
Clarence Condon was born August 12, 1875 in South Brooksville Maine.
He later served as an officer and obtained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Colonel Condon is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His grave can be found in section 2 Lot 3834.
Military career
Clarence Condon joined service at St. Augustine, Florida as a Private in 1894.
He was a Corporal from December 8, 1894 to December 7, 1897 and Sergeant from December 17, 1897 to July, 1900 while with Company G, 3rd United States Artillery. On June 15, 1900 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant will attached to the Philippine Cavalry.
Though he was honorably mustered out June 30, 1901 he returned to be a Second Lieutenant with the Artillery Corps on February 2, 1901.
Personal life
Colonel Condon was the son of Melvin Condon and Clara Redman Condon and married Fannie Condon and had two sons Reynolds Condon, Captain, United States Army Schofield Army Barracks
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery G, 3d U.S. Artillery. Place and date: Near Calulut, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 5, 1899. Entered service at: ------. Birth: South Brooksville, Maine. Date of issue: March 11, 1902.
Citation:
While in command of a detachment of 4 men, charged and routed 40 entrenched insurgents, inflicting on them heavy loss.
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients
References
- "Clarence Melville Condon, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army". Arlington Cemetery.net. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/cmcondon.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- "RootsWeb: CONDON-L Obit: Clarence Melville Condon, 1916". Ancestry.com. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CONDON/2004-08/1092826321. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- "RootsWeb: CONDON-L Re: Obit: Clarence Melville Condon, 1916". Ancestry.com. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CONDON/2005-04/1112656356. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- "Clarence M. Condon". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6164736. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
Categories:- Army Medal of Honor recipients
- People from Hancock County, Maine
- 1875 births
- 1916 deaths
- United States Army soldiers
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
- United States Army personnel stubs
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