Medal of Honor
September 3, 1899
near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Philippine Insurrection
- Unit or command
- Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
- Presentation date
- May 3, 1902
The Citation
Sources ↓Distinguished gallantry in action in driving off a superior force and with the assistance of 1 comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of 2 comrades, 1 killed and the other severely wounded, this while on a scout.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Distinguished gallantry in action in driving off a superior force, and with the assistance of one comrade, brought from the field of action the bodies of two comrades, one killed and the other severely wounded, this while on a scout.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Cornelius J Leahy — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000506
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Entered service at
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- bc6a261b7278fa0cd826d01fdbb0d8813f1ad9a791fb616a3f375d8350293140
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile confirms identity and action date and records canonical name Cornelius J Leahy; unit Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers; conflict Philippine Insurrection; historical action place near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands.