U.S. Army
McConnell, JamesConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandU.S. Volunteers, Company B, 33rd Infantry
HometownSyracuse, New York
Citation
Fought for hours Iying between 2 dead comrades, notwithstanding his hat was pierced, his clothing plowed through by bullets, and his face cut and bruised by flying gravel.
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