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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Clymer Shaw

U.S. Army · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-000531Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1904

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Medal of Honor

May 4, 1903

Fort Pitacus, Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
Company C, 27th U.S. Infantry
Presentation date
June 9, 1904

The Citation

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For distinguished gallantry in leading the assault and, under a heavy fire from the enemy, maintaining alone his position on the parapet after the first 3 men who followed him there had been killed or wounded, until a foothold was gained by others and the capture of the place assured.
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For distinguished gallantry in leading the assault and, under a heavy fire from the enemy, maintaining alone his position on the parapet after the first three men who followed him there had been killed or wounded, until a foothold was gained by others and the capture of the place assured.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. George Clymer Shaw — 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-000537
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Later or highest recorded rank
Brigadier General
Entered service at
Washington, D.C.
Archive transcription SHA-256
9814e4743e4888882ae5aa73063b3d03044e16b69d7f4189a65e06b1e1eafaf8

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 George Clymer Shaw; unit Company C, 27th U.S. Infantry; conflict Philippine Insurrection; historical action place Fort Pitacus, Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands; later/highest rank Brigadier General.

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