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Frederick
Funston
, Sr.
DNB (1917)
November 9, 1865

–

February 19, 1917

Cemetery:

San Francisco National Cemetery

Frederick Funston entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the Kansas National Guard. Before the U.S. entry into World War I, as a Major General, he was favored to command the American Expeditionary Forces to France, when he suffered a fatal heart attack.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry

    Action Date:

    April 27, 1899
    Date of Issue: February 14, 1900

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel (Infantry) Frederick Funston, Sr., United States Army, for most distinguished gallantry on 27 April 1899, while serving with 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, in action at Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Colonel Funston crossed the river on a raft and by his skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the enemy’s entrenched position on the north bank of the river and to drive him with great loss from the important strategic position of Calumpit.