Josephus Samuel Cecil | |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1878 |
Birth Place: | New River, Tennessee, U.S. |
Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1898–1922 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Unit: | 19th Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Josephus Samuel Cecil (January 11, 1878 to August 20, 1940) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Philippine–American War.
Cecil joined the Army in July 1898, and retired in July 1922.[1]
Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Bud-Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands, March 7, 1906. Entered Service At: New River, Tenn. Birth: New River, Tenn. Date of Issue: Unknown.
Citation:
While at the head of the column about to assault the first cotta under a superior fire at short range personally carried to a sheltered position a wounded man and the body of one who was killed beside him.[2]