Antoine A. Gaujot-Williamson, WV
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N 37° 40.344 W 082° 17.292
17S E 386395 N 4170248
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient for action at San Mateo, Philippine Islands on December 19, 1899. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, WV.
Waymark Code: WMY46F
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2018
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He was born on December 12, 1878 in Eagle Harbor, MI and died on April 14, 1936 in Williamson, WV. He attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: GAUJOT, ANTOINE A.
• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
• Place and date: At San Mateo, Philippine Islands, 19 December 1899
• Entered service at: Williamson, W. Va.
• Date of issue: 15 February 1911
Citation: Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
Armed Service: Army
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