Louis Gedeon

Louis Gedeon was a United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor on February 4, 1900. During the Philippine–American War.

Louis Gedeon
Born(1877-09-19)September 19, 1877
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 11, 1950(1950-10-11) (aged 73)
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankSergeant
UnitCompany G, 19th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsPhilippine American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Gedeon joined the army from his birth place in February 1899.[1] He later obtained the rank of Sergeant.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, February 4, 1900. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of Issue: March 10, 1902.

Citation:

Singlehanded, defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.[2]

See also

Note

One of the main sources of information about the action was provided by then Corporal Benjamin Foulois, who later became an aviation pioneer and U.S. Army Major General who wrote a letter to Gedeon's Mother.

References
  1. Register of Enlistments in the US Army, 1798-1914
  2. "Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
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