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George W. Biegler — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Lieutenant colonel
Service Era: Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I
Medals Recorded: 4

George W. Biegler

Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army

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Spanish-American WarPhilippine-American WarPancho Villa ExpeditionWorld War I

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1896–1903 Army
Spanish War Service Medal
Philippine Campaign Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States)

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Biography

Leading nineteen men against overwhelming odds in Luzon

George Wesley Biegler earned the Medal of Honor while serving as a captain in the 28th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Near Loac, Luzon, on October 21, 1900, he led nineteen men who resisted and defeated a force of 300 enemy soldiers at close quarters.

Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on May 31, 1868, Biegler later reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. He received his medal on March 11, 1902. He died at the Presidio of San Francisco on April 2, 1929, and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in California.

Medal of Honor citation

With but 19 men resisted and at close quarters defeated 300 of the enemy.

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