U.S. Army
Funston Sr., FrederickConflictPhilippine War
RankMajor General U.S.A.
Year of Action1899
Unit/Command20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry,
HometownNew 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.
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