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U.S. Army

Frederick Funston Sr.

ConflictPhilippine War

RankMajor General U.S.A.

Year of Action1899

Unit/Command20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry,

BirthplaceNew Carlisle, Ohio

Citation

Crossed the river on a raft and by his skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the enemy’s entrenched position on the north bank of the river and to drive him with great loss from the important strategic position of Calumpit.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Philippine War Year of Action: 1899

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