Otto Boehler-Breckenridge, MN
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Don.Morfe
N 46° 16.962 W 096° 34.806
14T E 686419 N 5128304
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient for action near San Isidro, Philippine Islands on May 16, 1899. He is buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Breckenridge, MN.
Waymark Code: WMY3VJ
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2018
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He was born on October 15, 1873 in Germany and died on October 15, 1910 in Breckenridge, MN. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BOEHLER, OTTO
• Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
• Place and date: Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, 16 May 1899
• Entered service at: Wahpeton, N. Dak.
• Date of issue: 17 May 1906
Citation: With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Armed Service: Army
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