Medal of Honor Recipient

Gordon Johnston

U.S. Army · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-000062Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1910

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Rank at action: First Lieutenant
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command: U.S. Signal Corps
Presentation date: November 7, 1910

The Citation

Voluntarily took part in and was dangerously wounded during an assault on the enemy's works.

Sources & record notes

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

Gordon Johnston — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-22
current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000065
Transcription status: Current-source full text
Last source check: 2026-08-22
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original): 207
Entered service at: Birmingham, Ala.
Accredited to: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Archive transcription SHA-256: 0e44152a5edf1c824b2051bab2db950a353e45657c293d9cb19bb982438faf55

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Corrected the legacy service from U.S. Navy to U.S. Army, standardized the Signal Corps unit, and supplied the current action place and conflict.