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U.S. Army
Gillenwater, James Robert Lee
Gillenwater, James Robert Lee
ConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandU.S. Volunteers, Company A, 36th Infantry
HometownRye Cove, Virginia
Citation

While on a scout drove off a superior force of insurgents and with the assistance of 1 comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of 2 comrades, 1 killed and the other severely wounded.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Philippine WarYear of Action: 1899

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