- Louis Gedeon
Infobox Military Person
name= Louis Gedeon
born= Birth date|1877|9|19
died= death date and age|1950|10|11|1877|9|19
placeofbirth=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath=Washington, D.C.
placeofburial=
caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private, later Sergeant
commands=
unit=
battles=Philippine American War
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=Louis Gedeon was a
United States Army private who received theMedal of Honor on 4 February 1900. During thePhilippine-American War . He later obtained the rank of Sergeant.Medal of Honor citation
Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At
Mount Amia ,Cebu ,Philippine Islands , 4 February 1900. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of Issue: 10 March 1902.Citation:
Singlehanded, defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.cite web
accessdate=2007-12-02
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title =Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient
work = Philippine Insurrection
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = 16 July 2007]ee also
*
List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipients Note
One of the main sources of information about the action was provided by then Corporal
Benjamin Foulois , who later became an aviation pioneer and U.S. Army Major General who wrote a letter to Gedeon's Mother.References
*findagrave|7173970 Retrieved on
2007-11-23
*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-02
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title =Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient
work = Philippine Insurrection
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = 16 July 2007
* [http://www.medalofhonor.com/LouisGedeon.htm]
* [http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_gedeon.html]Persondata
NAME= Gedeon, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 19 September 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH= 11 October 1950
PLACE OF DEATH=Washington, D.C.
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