Private Louis Gedeon, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on February 4, 1900 in Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection. At the time he was serving with Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Gedeon was 21 years old.
The medal was presented on March 10, 1902, 2 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Gedeon was born on September 19, 1878 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Gedeon died on October 11, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 72. He is buried at Soldier's Home National Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.
Gedeon is one of 82 Medal of Honor recipients from the Philippine Insurrection and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Singlehanded defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Philippine–American War.
Places
- Born: Pittsburgh — map
- Died: Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery — map
- Buried: Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- September 19, 1878Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- February 4, 1900Act of valor — Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine IslandsAge 21. Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry
- March 10, 1902Medal of Honor presented
- October 11, 1950Died in Washington, District of ColumbiaAge 72.
- Resting placeSoldier's Home National CemeteryWashington, District of Columbia
Biography
Louis Gedeon (1878–1950) was a United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor on February 4, 1900. During the Philippine–American War. Gedeon joined the army from his birthplace in February 1899. He later obtained the rank of sergeant. In later life, Gedeon lived in the Scott Building at the U.S. Soldiers Home. After his death in Washington, D.C. at the age of 72 in 1950, he was interred at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.
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