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Carpenter's Mate Third Class · U.S. Navy

Jacob Volz

Carpenter's Mate Third Class Jacob Volz, Navy, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 24, 1911 near the village of Mundang, Basilan Island, Philippine Islands during the 1911 actions against outlaws in the Philippines.

Action Against Outlaws, Philippines 1911 September 24, 1911

Carpenter's Mate Third Class Jacob Volz was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 24, 1911 near the village of Mundang, Basilan Island, Philippine Islands during the 1911 actions against outlaws in the Philippines. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Pampanga. Volz was 22 years old.

5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 1912.

Volz was born on June 23, 1889 in Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska. His Medal of Honor is credited to Nebraska. Volz died on July 22, 1965 in Portland, Oregon, at the age of 76. He is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Oregon.

Volz is one of 6 Medal of Honor recipients from the 1911 actions against outlaws in the Philippines and one of 20 credited to Nebraska.

Official Medal of Honor citation

While attached to the U.S.S. Pampang, Volz was one of a shore party moving in to capture Mundang, on the island of Basilan, P.I., on 24 September 1911. Investigating a group of nipa huts close to the trail, the advanced scout party was suddenly taken under point-blank fire and rushed by approximately 20 enemy Moros attacking from inside the huts and from other concealed positions. Volz responded instantly to calls for help and, finding all members of the scout party writhing on the ground but still fighting, he blazed his rifle into the outlaws with telling effect, destroying several of the Moros and assisting in the rout of the remainder. By his aggressive charging of the enemy under heavy fire and in the face of great odds, Volz contributed materially to the success of the engagement.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Philippine–American War.

Places

  • Born: Sutton — map
  • Died: Portland — map
  • Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park — map

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Timeline

  1. June 23, 1889
    Born in Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska
  2. September 24, 1911
    Act of valor — near the village of Mundang, Basilan Island, Philippine Islands
    Age 22. U.S.S. Pampanga
  3. January 1912
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 22, 1965
    Died in Portland, Oregon
    Age 76.
  5. Resting place
    Lincoln Memorial Park
    Portland, Oregon

Biography

Jacob Volz (June 23, 1889 – July 22, 1965) was a Carpenter's Mate Third Class in the United States Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine–American War. He died July 22, 1965, and is buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon.

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Further reading

Also honored for actions on September 24, 1911

JC John Hugh Catherwood Ordinary Seaman · Navy Philippines 1911 · 1911 BH Bolden Reush Harrison Seaman · Navy Philippines 1911 · 1911 GH George Francis Henrechon Machinist's Mate Second Class · Navy Philippines 1911 · 1911 Fred Henry McGuire Hospital Apprentice · Navy Philippines 1911 · 1911 JN Jose B. Nisperos Private · Army Philippines 1911 · 1911

Same unit

JF Joseph Fitz Ordinary Seaman · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1906 AF Andrew Peter Forbeck Seaman · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1900 WT William George Thordsen Coxswain · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1900
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