James R. Gillenwater

Infobox Military Person
name= James Gillenwater
born= birth date|1871|10|28
died= death date and age|1946|1|19|1871|10|28
placeofbirth= Rye Cove, Virginia
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
rank= Corporal
unit= Company A, 36th Infantry
awards= Medal of Honor

James R. Gillenwater (October 28, 1871–January 19, 1946)was a Corporal with Company A, 36th Infantry, United States Volunteers when he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands, September 3, 1899. Date of issue: March 1, 1902. He was born and entered service at Rye Cove, Virginia.

He died January 19, 1946 and is buried in Highland Cemetery Rogersville, Tennessee.findagrave|7874211 Retrieved on 2007-11-23]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands, September 3, 1899. Entered service at: Rye Cove, Va. Birth: Rye Cove Va. Date of issue: March 1, 1902.

Citation:

:While on a scout drove off a superior force of insurgents and with the assistance of 1 comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of 2 comrades, 1 killed and the other severely wounded. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive] ]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

*findagrave|7874211 Retrieved on 2007-11-23
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive]

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