John Baxter Kinne

He charged across a burning bridge with twenty-one comrades.

John Baxter Kinne was born in 1877, in Beloit, Wisconsin. He served as a private in Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, during the Philippine-American War.

On May 16, 1899, near San Isidro, Luzon, Kinne joined 21 other scouts in a charge across a burning bridge under heavy fire. The group routed an entrenched force in a strongly fortified position. His Medal of Honor citation records the opposing force as 600 men and recognizes the scouts' collective advance.

Kinne received the award on May 17, 1906. He later served as a captain in the U.S. Medical Corps during World War I. He was buried at Fern Hill Cemetery in Aberdeen, Washington. His award commemorates the courage of a volunteer infantryman who crossed a dangerous obstacle as part of a small scouting force.

Official Medal of Honor citation: With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.