Wilhelm O. Philipsen
Wilhelm O. Philipsen (1852–1913), a recipient of the
Battle of Milk Creek in 1879. He was among 10 cavalrymen who volunteered to form a skirmish line on September 29, 1879, while Company D retreated from an attack by the White River Utes. Philipsen and the other volunteers were awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in defending their unit during this retreat.[1]
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His gravestone at
Schleswig
and died on September 15, 1913. His remains are among five Medal of Honor recipients at Loudon Park.
See also
- Meeker Massacre
- Battle of Milk Creek
References
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4911-8.
- ^ Walter Frederick Beyer and Oscar Frederick Keydel (1902). Deeds of Valor: How America's Heroes Won the Medal of Honor, Volume 2. The Perrien Keydel Company. p. 255.