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Cecil, Joseph Samuel
Cecil, Joseph Samuel
ConflictPhilippine War
RankColonel
Year of Action1906
Unit/Command19th U.S. Infantry,
HometownNew River, Tennessee
Citation

While at the head of the column about to assault the first cotta under a superior fire at short range personally carried to a sheltered position a wounded man and the body of one who was killed beside him.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Philippine WarYear of Action: 1906

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