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Edward White

Private Edward White, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 27, 1899 in Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection.

Philippine Insurrection April 27, 1899

Private Edward White, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 27, 1899 in Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection. At the time he was serving with Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry. White was 22 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 11, 1902, 2 years after the action.

White was born on January 15, 1877 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas. His Medal of Honor is credited to Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. White died on December 3, 1908 in Kansas City, Kansas, at the age of 31. He is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

White is one of 82 Medal of Honor recipients from the Philippine Insurrection and one of 31 credited to Kansas.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Swam the Rio Grande de Pampanga in the face of the enemy's fire and fastened a rope to the occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Philippine–American War.

Places

  • Born: Seneca — map

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Timeline

  1. January 15, 1877
    Born in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas
  2. April 27, 1899
    Act of valor — Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands
    Age 22. Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
  3. March 11, 1902
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 3, 1908
    Died in Kansas City, Kansas
    Age 31.
  5. Resting place
    Mount Calvary Cemetery
    Kansas City, Kansas

Biography

Edward White (January 15, 1877 – December 3, 1908) was a private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine–American War. Following his military service, White became a firefighter in Kansas City, but was forced to retire in 1905 due to ill health. He died from tuberculosis a few years later, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.

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Also honored for actions on April 27, 1899

Frederick Funston Sr. Colonel · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 WT William Beattie Trembley Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899

More Philippine Insurrection recipients from Kansas

JH John A. Huntsman Sergeant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JH Joseph Henderson Sergeant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1909 Arthur Medworth Ferguson First Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.