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William H. Wilhelm |
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Born June 10, 1901, at Mauch Chunk, PA.a Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, June 15, 1884, to June 11, 1888, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 10th Infantry, June 11, 1888. Served: on frontier duty at Fort Crawford, Col., Sep. 28, 1888, to Apr. 4, 1889, — Ft. Lyon, Col., to Apr. 19, 1889, and Oklahoma, I. T., to –––––. Vol. IV (William Herman Wilhelm) Military History. — Served: At Oklahoma City, Okla., to Aug., 1890; Fort Reno, Okla., to Feb., 1891; Fort Lewis, Colo., to Sept., 1891; Fort Stanton, N. M., to Oct., 1894; Fort Sill, Okla., to July, 1895; (First Lieut. of Infantry, 14th Infantry, July 31, 1895) Vancouver Barracks, Wash., to Oct., 1897; Willet's Point, N. Y. H., to April, 1898; on duty with 10th Infantry at Mobile, Ala., and Tampa, Fla., April to June, 1898; Aide-de‑camp, June, 1898 to March, 1899; (Captain of Infantry, 1st Infantry, March 31, 1899) stationed at Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Dec. 1, 1898 to April, 1899; with regiment in the Philippines, May 27, 1899 to ––––– Vol. V Military History. — Served: With regiment in the Philippines, May 27, 1899 to June 12, 1901; in command of picked detachment of 300 men from the 4th Cavalry and 21st Infantry, in movement against insurgents, and at battle of San Mateo, in Dec., 1899; received recommendation for brevet Major, for gallant conduct; also recommended for Medal of Honor; in battle of Calamba, Oct. 3 and 23; in charge of the Binando District, San Fernando; engaged in action with insurgents on Laguna de Taal, Dec. 7, 1900; Regimental Commissary, April 24, 1901, and ordered to Lipa, where stationed till his death.
Died June 12, 1901, of wounds received in action,
— Captain Wilhelm received his mortal wound on his thirty-fourth birthday. See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1902,º for an obituary notice, with a portrait. Buried, Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, PA. |
a Capt. Wilhelm's birthplace is from his AOG obituary.
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