Joseph L. Epps

Infobox Military Person
name=Joseph L. Epps
born= Birth date|1870|5|16
died= death date and age|1945|12|26|1870|5|16
placeofbirth=Jamestown, Missouri
placeofdeath= Oklahoma
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private
commands=
unit=Company B, 33rd U. S. Volunteer Infantry
battles=Philippine-American War
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Joseph L. Epps (May 16, 1870 in Jamestown, Missouri – June 20, 1952, Oklahoma was a United States Army private awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on December 4, 1899 during the Philippine-American War.

Private Epps is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Muskogee, Oklahoma.findagrave|6403991 Retrieved on 2007-11-21]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company B, 33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and Date: At Vigan Luzon, Philippine Islands, December 4, 1899. Entered Service At: Oklahoma Indian Territory. Birth: Jamestown, Mo. Date of Issue: February 7, 1902.

Citation:

:Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender.cite web
accessdate=2007-12-02
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = Joseph L. Epps, 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
*List of Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-02
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = Joseph L. Epps, Medal of Honor recipient
work = Philippine Insurrection
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

*findagrave|6403991 Retrieved on 2007-11-21

Persondata
NAME= Epps, Joseph L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= May 16, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH= Jamestown, Missouri
DATE OF DEATH= June 20, 1952
PLACE OF DEATH= Oklahoma