Medal of Honor
January 6 - 8, 1928
Quilali, Nicaragua
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- Second Nicaraguan Campaign
- Unit or command
- Observation Squadron 7-M
The Citation
Sources ↓During the progress of an insurrection at Quilali, Nicaragua, 6, 7, and 8 January 1928, 1st Lt. Schilt, then a member of a marine expedition which had suffered severe losses in killed and wounded, volunteered under almost impossible conditions to evacuate the wounded by air and transport a relief commanding officer to assume charge of a very serious situation. 1st Lt. Schilt bravely undertook this dangerous and important task and, by taking off a total of 10 times in the rough, rolling street of a partially burning village, under hostile infantry fire on each occasion, succeeded in accomplishing his mission, thereby actually saving 3 lives and bringing supplies and aid to others in desperate need.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Christian Franklin Schilt — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003245
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Illinois
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f2ec3f36e6cf4ba2cc2531e954a52f4384f48715a4ce834f23ad97235cb4c504
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile expands the middle name. First Lieutenant is retained as rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank General.