Medal of Honor
July 13, 1900
Tientsin, China
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
- Unit or command
- Not documented in structured profile
The Citation
Sources ↓In action during the battle near Tientsin, China, 13 July 1900. Although under heavy fire from the enemy, Sutton assisted in carrying a wounded officer from the field of battle.
Sources & record notes
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- Clarence Edwin Sutton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002708
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 55
- Later or highest recorded rank
- First Sergeant
- Accredited to
- Washington, D.C.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8d853aa540e43e749dbe5644e4f0f69b45d6bee6879dcd15c19c6487c9dde89b
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