George M. Shelton

Infobox Military Person
name= George M. Shelton
born= birth date|1877|12|23
died= death date and age|1949|1|18|1877|12|23
placeofbirth= Brownwood, Texas
placeofdeath= San Francisco, California
placeofburial=San Francisco National Cemetery


caption=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private
unit= Company I, 23d U.S. Infantry
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

George Matthew Shelton (December 23, 1877-January 18, 1949) was an Private 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: Private, Company I, 23d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands, April 26, 1900. Entered service at: Bellington, Tex. Birth: Brownwood, Tex. Date of issue: March 10, 1902.

Citation:

:Advanced alone under heavy fire of the enemy and rescued a wounded comrade.

ee also

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

References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-04-21
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = "SHELTON, GEORGE M." entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army
*cite web
accessdate=2008-04-22
url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/fshub.html
title = "SHELTON, GEORGE M." entry
work = Handbook of Texas Online
date =
publisher= The Texas State Historical Association

External links

*findagrave|3541814 Retrieved on 2008-07-02

Persondata
NAME= Shelton, George M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= December 23, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH= Brownwood, Texas
DATE OF DEATH= January 18, 1949
PLACE OF DEATH= San Francisco, California