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Willis H. Downs

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Willis H. Downs Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Mount Carmel, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
15 Sep 1929 (aged 62–63)
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA GPS-Latitude: 46.934, Longitude: -98.7359
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Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor recipient. Served as Private in Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on May 13, 1899. Citation: With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack. He received his award from President Theodore Roosevelt on February 16, 1906.
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor recipient. Served as Private in Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on May 13, 1899. Citation: With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack. He received his award from President Theodore Roosevelt on February 16, 1906.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Nov 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8049445/willis_h-downs: accessed ), memorial page for Willis H. Downs (Sep 1866–15 Sep 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8049445, citing Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.