U.S. Army
White, EdwardConflictPhilippine War
Year of Action1899
Unit/CommandCompany B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
HometownSeneca, Kansas
Citation
Swam the Rio Grande de Pampanga in face of the enemy’s fire and fastened a rope to occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.
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