Louis Gedeon
Born(1878-09-19)September 19, 1878
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 11, 1950(1950-10-11) (aged 72)
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankSergeant
UnitCompany G, 19th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsPhilippine American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

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.[1] He later obtained the rank of sergeant.

In later life, Gedeon lived in the Scott Building at the U.S. Soldiers Home.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, February 4, 1900. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of Issue: March 10, 1902.

Citation:

Singlehanded, defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.[6]

See also

Note

One of the main sources of information about the action was provided by then Corporal Benjamin Foulois, who later became an aviation pioneer and U.S. Army Major General who wrote a letter to Gedeon's Mother.

References

  1. ↑ Register of Enlistments in the US Army, 1798-1914
  2. ↑ "Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940". Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. April 10, 1940. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1950 Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. April 14, 1950. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Deaths Reported". The Washington Post. October 15, 1950. p. M16. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gedeon, Louis". Army Cemeteries Explorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
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