U.S. Marine Corps
Bruno Albert Forsterer
ConflictSamoan Conflict
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandMarine Guard, USS Philadelphia (C-4)
BirthplaceKoenigsberg
Citation
For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Samoa, Philippine Islands, 1 April 1899.
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