
U.S. Army
Nisperos, Jose B.
ConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1911
Unit/CommandPhilippine Scouts, 34th Company
Citation
Having been badly wounded (his left arm was broken and lacerated and he had received several spear wounds in the body so that he could not stand) continued to fire his rifle with one hand until the enemy was repulsed, thereby aiding materially in preventing the annihilation of his party and the mutilation of their bodies.
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