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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Alexander Walker

U.S. Marine Corps · China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

MOH-RC-002737Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900

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Medal of Honor

June 20, 1900–July 16, 1900

Peking, China

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Conflict
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
Unit or command
Not documented

The Citation

Sources ↓
In the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China, 20 June to 16 July 1900. Throughout this period, Walker distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Alexander Walker — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002750
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
55
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
0eee03240de6db0af10f968f00236d53bbbdc35c4faaba32f457b8ded460cbe7

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile was substantively compared against the inherited identity, service, rank, unit or command, action context, and citation. Candidate rank or successful page rendering alone was not treated as verification.