- Calvin Pearl Titus
Infobox Military Person
name= Calvin Pearl Titus
born= birth date|1879|9|22
died= death date and age|1966|5|27|1879|9|22
placeofbirth=Vinton ,Iowa
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
caption= Calvin Titus in his West Point Cadet Uniform
allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant Colonel| (at retirement) Corporal (when awarded Medal of Honor)
commands=
unit= 14th U.S. InfantryUnited States Military Academy Sixth United States Army
battles=Boxer Rebellion
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=Calvin Pearl Titus (22 September 1879 — 27 May 1966), a soldier of the
United States Army , was the last Americanstandard-bearer . He received theMedal of Honor for his actions during theBoxer Rebellion .Biography
Calvin Pearl was the son of Calvin and Cora Smith Titus of
Vinton ,Iowa . He moved toOklahoma with his father after his mother died, and later lived with his Aunt Florence and Uncle William (Bill) H. Lee, evangelists with first the Salvation Army and later thePilgrim Holiness movement . Calvin Pearl credited his time in his Uncle's evangelical band with giving him the bugle skills to join the armed forces and eventually leading him toPeking . Calvin Pearl got into West Point as a result of his Medal of Honor, where PresidentTheodore Roosevelt 's presentation of his medal was the climax of a ceremony to celebrate the academy's centenniel. [Steven E. Ambrose. "Duty, Honor, Country: A history of West Point". Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1966, p. 242.] His religious upbringing led him to try to become an Army Chaplain but his denomination was not at that point in time recognised by the Army. He became a Chaplains assistant instead.Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Musician, U.S. Army, Company E, 14th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Peking, China, 14 August 1900. Entered service at: Iowa. Birth: Vinton, Iowa. Date of issue: 11 March 1902.
Citation:
:Gallant and daring conduct in the presence of his colonel and other officers and enlisted men of his regiment; was first to scale the wall of the city.
References
*C. Douglas Sterner. [http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/titus_calvin_ca.html "Calvin Pearl Titus"] , Home of Heroes (Accessed October 5, 2007).
ee also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients External links
*findagrave|7869945 Retrieved on
2008-02-15
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Medal of Honor recipient
work =Medal of Honor Citation
publisher = United States Army
date =
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/chinare.html
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Medal of Honor recipient
work =Medal of Honor Citation
publisher = United States Army
date = 21 September 2004
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/art/P-P/USAIA/Sir.htm
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Home of Heroes
work =Home of Heroes
publisher =
date =
url = http://www.homeofheros.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/ch_titus.htmlPersondata
NAME= Titus, Calvin Pearl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 22 September 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vinton ,Iowa
DATE OF DEATH= 27 May 1966
PLACE OF DEATH=
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