George Clymer Shaw | |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1866 |
Birth Place: | Pontiac, Michigan |
Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1898 - 1930 |
Rank: | Brigadier General |
Unit: | 27th U.S. Infantry |
Battles: | Philippine–American War World War I |
Awards: | Medal of Honor Silver Star |
George Clymer Shaw (March 6, 1866 – February 10, 1960) was a brigadier general in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
Shaw joined the Army from Washington, D.C., in May 1898, and retired in March 1930.[1]
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 27th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Pitacus, Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, May 4, 1903. Entered service at: Washington, D.C. Birth: Pontiac, Mich. Date of issue: June 9, 1904.
Citation:
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.