Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands, October 19, 1899. Entered service at: Delaware City, Del. Birth: Cecil County, Md. Date of issue: March 10, 1902.
Citation:
Held a bridge against a superior force of the enemy and fought, though severely wounded, until the main body came up to cross.[1]
charles, pierce, confused, with, charles, pearce, charles, henry, pierce, february, 1875, march, 1944, private, united, states, army, medal, honor, recipient, actions, philippine, american, charles, henry, pierceborn, 1875, february, 1875cecil, county, marylan. Not to be confused with Charles H Pearce Charles Henry Pierce February 22 1875 March 2 1944 was a Private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine American War Charles Henry PierceBorn 1875 02 22 February 22 1875Cecil County MarylandDiedMarch 2 1944 1944 03 02 aged 69 AllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States ArmyRankLieutenantUnitCompany I 22d U S InfantryBattles warsPhilippine American WarAwardsMedal of Honor He is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood California Contents 1 Medal of Honor citation 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMedal of Honor citation editRank and organization Private Company I 22d U S Infantry Place and date Near San Isidro Luzon Philippine Islands October 19 1899 Entered service at Delaware City Del Birth Cecil County Md Date of issue March 10 1902 Citation Held a bridge against a superior force of the enemy and fought though severely wounded until the main body came up to cross 1 See also edit nbsp Biography portal List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Philippine American War Medal of Honor recipientsReferences edit PIERCE CHARLES H entry Medal of Honor recipients Philippine American War United States Army Center of Military History June 8 2009 Archived from the original on 2008 04 20 Retrieved 2008 04 15 External links editCharles H Pierce Claim to Fame Medal of Honor recipients at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles H Pierce amp oldid 1181259804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
