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Medal of Honor Recipient

Peter H Quinn

U.S. Army · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-000525Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1906

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Medal of Honor

May 13, 1899

San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
Company L, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Presentation date
June 6, 1906

The Citation

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With 11 other scouts without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
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With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Peter H Quinn — 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-000531
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Later or highest recorded rank
Trumpeter
Entered service at
San Francisco, Calif.
Archive transcription SHA-256
de035c2e9910c0a8903105b7d6eb1b0f30aa5ca70f028c3da8e6ffb3ce8a3860

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 Peter H Quinn; conflict Philippine Insurrection; historical action place San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands; later/highest rank Trumpeter.

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