Frank F. Ross

Infobox Military Person
name= Frank Fulton Ross
born= birth date|1867|12|2
died= death date and age|1936|1|29|1867|12|2
placeofbirth= Avon, Illinois
placeofdeath= Ontario, California
placeofburial=


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nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private
commands=
unit= Young's Scouts, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Frank F. Ross was a United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on May 16, 1899 during the Philippine-American War. He was part of Young's Scouts and won the Medal along with 16 fellow Scouts.

Private Ross is buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, California.findagrave|10870240 Retrieved on 2007-11-26]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry. Place and Date: Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands May 16, 1899. Entered Service At: Langdon, N. Dak. Birth: Avon, Avon, Ill. Date of Issue: June 6, 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.cite web
accessdate=2007-11-26
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = Frank Fulton Ross, Medal of Honor recipient
work = Philippine Insurrection
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

*findagrave|10870240 Retrieved on 2007-11-26
*cite web
accessdate=2007-11-26
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = Frank Fulton Ross, Medal of Honor recipient
work = Philippine Insurrection
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007