Clarence M. Condon

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Clarence M. Condon
Philippine American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Clarence Melville Condon (August 12, 1875 – July 20, 1916) was a United States Army Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War.

Biography

Clarence Condon was born August 12, 1875, in South Brooksville Maine to Melville and Clara Redman Condon. He was educated in the public schools of Bucksport, Maine and attended the East Maine Conference Seminary and State Normal School at Castine.[1][2]

Military career

Clarence Condon joined service as a private in Battery E, 3rd Artillery in December, 1894.[3]

He was a

second lieutenant with the Philippine Cavalry.[1]

After mustering out of the Philippine Cavalry, he was commissioned a second lieutenant with the

Artillery Corps on February 2, 1901. He continued to serve in a variety of billets, obtaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.[citation needed] One of his tours of duty included teaching at Ohio Wesleyan University.[2]

Condon was promoted to first lieutenant on June 17, 1904[5] and captain on September 21, 1908.[6]

Condon graduated from the Army Artillery School in 1904,[1] and the Army Staff College in 1916.[7]

At the time of his death, he was one of few officers from the Coast Artillery Corps who had graduated from the ranks and obtained a commission through bravery in battle.[2]

Personal life

In May 1902, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the National University School of Law.[8] He continued to study at National University and, in June the following year, obtained a Master of Laws degree.[9]

In April 1903, he married Fanchon "Fanny" O'Connell, the daughter of the Solicitor of the Treasury Maurice D. O'Connell,[10] and had three sons Maurice Melville, Reynolds and Clarence Melville Condon.

Colonel Condon died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on July 20, 1916, after a brief illness,[11] and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[12]

Honors

Clarence Condon was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Army Certificate of Merit for bravery in fighting the Moros on the island of Jolo. He was the only man in the US Army to have earned both the Medal of Honor and the Certificate of Merit for gallantry in action.[1][2][13]

Condon Road in

Fort Sill, Oklahoma is named for him.[14]

In 1921, the

Junior Mine Planter Captain Clarence M. Condon was completed by Dafoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan.[15][16]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant,

Philippine Islands
, November 5, 1899. Entered service at: ------. Birth: South Brooksville, Maine. Date of issue: March 11, 1902.

Citation:

While in command of a detachment of 4 men, charged and routed 40 entrenched insurgents, inflicting on them heavy loss.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Medal of Honor Man; Capt. C. M. Condon, Dead". Evening Star. Washington, DC. July 22, 1916. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wins Military Honors". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. November 18, 1915. p. 12.
  3. ^ "In Interest of Lieut. Condon". Evening Star. Washington, DC. December 1, 1903. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Shades and Shadows". Evening Star. Washington, DC. February 19, 1902. p. 16.
  5. ^ The Adjutant Generals Office (October 20, 1907). Officers of the Army. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 26.
  6. ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Sixtieth Congress, Volume 43, Part 1. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1909. p. 201.
  7. ^ "Army Orders". Evening Star. Washington, DC. July 7, 1915. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Law Class Graduates". Evening Star. Washington, DC. May 29, 1902. p. 8.
  9. ^ "National University Law School Closes". The Washington Times. Washington, DC. June 6, 1903. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Notes of Society in Washington". New-York Tribune. New York. April 30, 1903. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Captain Condon Dead". Evening Times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. July 21, 1916. p. 3.
  12. ^ Burial Detail: Condon, Clarence M (Section 2, Grave 3834) – ANC Explorer
  13. ^ "Contemporary Notes, 1900". Vassar Quarterly. 2 (1): 68. November 1916.
  14. ISBN 1576380793
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  15. ^ "Dafoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan". Pacific Marine Review. 18: 306. May 1921.
  16. ISBN 0960899669
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