Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Joseph Samuel Cecil
Details
- Also Known As: Cecil, Josephus S.
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
19th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: March 7, 1906
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Bud-Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands
Citation
While at the head of the column about to assault the first cotta under a superior fire at short-range, personally carried to a sheltered position a wounded man and the body of one who was killed beside him.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New River, Scott County, Tennessee
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 23, 1913
- Born: January 11, 1878, New River, Scott County, TN, United States
- Died: August 20, 1940, Hartford, CT, United States
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (6-5718); Reed Cemetery (IMO), New River, Scott County, Tennessee, Arlington, VA, United States