U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously
Wetherby, John C.ConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandCompany L, 4th U.S. Infantry
HometownIndiana
Citation
While carrying important orders on the battlefield, was desperately wounded and, being unable to walk, crawled far enough to deliver his orders.
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