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Second Nicaraguan Campaign - U.S. Marine Corps

Christian Franklin Schilt

Details
  • Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: General)
  • Conflict/Era: Second Nicaraguan Campaign
  • Unit/Command:
    Observation Squadron 7-M
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 6 - 8, 1928
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Quilali, Nicaragua
Citation

During the progress of an insurrection at Quilali, Nicaragua, 6, 7, and 8 January 1928, 1st Lt. Schilt, then a member of a Marine expedition which had suffered severe losses in killed and wounded, volunteered under almost impossible conditions to evacuate the wounded by air and to transport a relief commanding officer to assume charge of a very serious situation. First Lt. Schilt bravely undertook this dangerous and important task and, by taking off a total of ten times in the rough, rolling street of a partially burning village, under hostile infantry fire on each occasion, succeeded in accomplishing his mission, thereby actually saving three lives and bringing supplies and aid to others in desperate need.

Medal of Honor Recipient Christian F. Schilt
Medal of Honor Recipient Christian F. Schilt
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: April 1928

    The White House, presented by Pres. Calvin Coolidge

  • Born: March 18, 1895, Richland County, IL, United States
  • Died: January 8, 1987, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (2E-151-2), Arlington, VA, United States
  • Location of Medal: National Museum of the US Marine Corps, Quantico, VA
 

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