SGT Amos Weaver - Gaines, MI - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

Amos Weaver born June 13, 1869 died November 12, 1937
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company F, 36th Infantry, US Volunteers. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 5, 1899 between Calubud and Malalong, Philippine Islands. His citation: WEAVER, AMOS

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Between Calubus and Malalong, Philippine Islands, 5 November 1899. Entered service at: San Francisco, Calif. Born: 13 June 1869, Niles Township, Delaware County, Ind. Date of issue: 15 March 1902. Citation: Alone and unaided, charged a body of 15 insurgents, dislodging them, killing 4 and wounding several."

Oakwood Cemetery, Gaines, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 36

From the spring of 1898 until early the following year, most battles in the Philippine Islands were sporadic ambushes of small American patrols in the jungles, as the U.S. Army sought to root out the rebel forces of Emilio Aguinaldo.

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