Medal of Honor Recipient

John C Wetherby

U.S. Army · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-000551Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1902

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Rank at action: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command: Company L, 4th U.S. Infantry
Presentation date: April 25, 1902

The Citation

While carrying important orders on the battlefield, was desperately wounded and, being unable to walk, crawled far enough to deliver his orders.

Sources & record notes

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John C Wetherby — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-000557
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-26
Entered service at: Martinsville, Ind.
Archive transcription SHA-256: 482ea7f2b15aa60fa306f3b37103bb28da54230e633a970e7cad0d31756387cf

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The current official profile confirms the identity, unit, date, historical near-Imus place wording, and posthumous status.