Louis J. Van Schaick

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name= Louis J. Van Schaick
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placeofbirth= Cobleskill, New York
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
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rank= First Lieutenant
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unit= 4th U.S. Infantry
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
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Louis J. Van Schaick was an First Lieutenant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War. Pronounced "Van Scoy", he went on to fight with Pershing in the pursuit of Pancho Villa, and was part of the 1st expeditionary force sent to France as then a Lt. Col., again with General pershing.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Near Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippine Islands, 23 November 1901. Entered service at: Cobleskill, N.Y. Birth: Cobleskill, N.Y. G.O. No.: 33, 1913. Date of issue: Unknown.

Citation:

:While in pursuit of a band of insurgents was the first of his detachment to emerge from a canyon, and seeing a column of insurgents and fearing they might turn and dispatch his men as they emerged one by one from the canyon, galloped forward and closed with the insurgents, thereby throwing them into confusion until the arrival of others of the detachment.

ee also

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

References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-04-27
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = "VANSCHAICK, LOUIS J." entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

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NAME= Schaick, Louis J. Van
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
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PLACE OF BIRTH= Cobleskill, New York
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