Johnston, Gordon, COL

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Final Rank
Colonel
Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Primary Unit
1926-1926, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
Service Years
1898 - 1929
Cavalry
Colonel

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Home State
North Carolina
North Carolina
Year of Birth
1874
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Charlotte
Date of Passing
Mar 08, 1934
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 7, Grave 10092

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Wound Chevron (1917-1932)


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MEDAL OF HONOR
 
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Signal Corps. Place and date: At Mount Bud Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands, 7 March 1906. Entered service at: Birmingham, Alabama. Born: 25 May 1874, Charlotte, North Carolina. Date of issue: 7 November 1910. G.O. No.: 207.
 
Citation:

Voluntarily took part in and was dangerously wounded during an assault on the enemy's works.

   
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Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army

43d
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers

Date of Action:
February 1, 1900

General Orders No. No. 13, W.D., 1924 

Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gordon Johnston, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands, February 1, 1900.

While in command of a small detachment of scouts Lieutenant Johnston displayed remarkable gallantry and leadership in charging a greatly superior force of entrenched insurgents in the face of cannon and rifle fire, driving the enemy from their position and capturing the town of Palo.

 

   

   1926-1926, Department of Command (Staff) Army War College
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21 Members Also There at Same Time
Department of Command (Staff) Army War College

Beck, Robert, MG, (1901-1939) IM 6 Lieutenant Colonel
Corlett, Charles, MG, (1913-1946) Lieutenant Colonel
Grant, Walter, MG, (1900-1946) IM 2728 Lieutenant Colonel
Herr, John, MG, (1902-1942) Lieutenant Colonel
Hunter, George, BG, (1904-1944) IM 2520 Lieutenant Colonel
Lear, Benjamin, GEN, (1898-1945) Lieutenant Colonel
Miller, Troup, BG, (1902-1945) CV Lieutenant Colonel
Somervell, Brehon, GEN, (1914-1946) Lieutenant Colonel
Benedict, Jay, MG, (1898-1946) Major
Brush, Rapp, MG, (1911-1945) IM 6 Major
Burleson, Richard, COL, (1906-1942) FA Major
Gilbreath, Frederick, MG, (1911-1946) IM 6 Major
Green, Joseph, MG, (1906-1946) Major
Groninger, Homer, MG, (1908-1946) CV Major
Gruber, Edmund, BG, (1904-1941) Major
Hester, John, MG, (1908-1946) IM 6 Major
Hoyle, Rene, MG, (1906-1945) IM 6 Major
Hunter, George, BG, (1904-1944) IM 6 Major
Lee, Raymond, BG, (1909-1946) IM 6 Major
Loughry, Howard, MG, (1898-1945) FA Major
O'Conner, James, BG, (1907-1946) EN Major
Reybold, Eugene, LTG, (1908-1946) Major

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