U.S. Army
William Palmer Maclay
ConflictPhilippine War
RankFirst Lieutenant
Year of Action1900
Unit/CommandU.S. Volunteers, Company A, 43rd Infantry
BirthplaceSpruce Creek, Pennsylvania
Citation
Charged an occupied bastion, saving the life of an officer in a hand-to-hand combat and destroying the enemy.
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