Frank L. Anders

Frank L. Anders photo

Philippine Insurrection
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MoH

Fargo, ND


County:
Cass

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Major

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Medal of Honor

Circumstances:

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.

Biography:

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.

Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel De Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Rank at the time of action: Corporal

Born: November 10, 1875, Fort Lincoln, Morton County
Died: January 20, 1966
Buried: Hill Side Cemetery (W-108-7-5), Ripon, WI, United States