George W. Mathews

Infobox Military Person
name= George W. Mathews
born= 1874
died= death year and age|1906|1874
placeofbirth= Worcester, Massachusetts
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Assistant Surgeon
commands=
unit= 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
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relations=

George W. Mathews (1874 - 1906) was an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Labo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, October 29, 1899. Entered service at: Worcester, Mass. Birth: Worcester, Mass. Date of issue: March 14, 1902.

Citation:

:While in attendance upon the wounded and under a severe fire from the enemy, seized a carbine and beat off an attack upon wounded officers and men under his charge.

ee also

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

References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-03-31
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = "MATHEWS, GEORGE W." entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

External links

*findagrave|8201849 Retrieved on 2008-08-20

Persondata
NAME= Mathews, George W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH= Worcester, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH= 1906
PLACE OF DEATH=