| Louis Gedeon | |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1878 |
| Death Place: | United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit: | Company G, 19th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles: | Philippine American War |
| Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Louis Gedeon (1878–1950) was a United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor on February 4, 1900. During the Philippine–American War.
Gedeon joined the army from his birthplace in February 1899.[1] He later obtained the rank of sergeant.
In later life, Gedeon lived in the Scott Building at the U.S. Soldiers Home.[2] [3] After his death in Washington, D.C. at the age of 72 in 1950, he was interred at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.[4] [5]
Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, February 4, 1900. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of Issue: March 10, 1902.
Citation:Singlehanded, defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.[6]
One of the main sources of information about the action was provided by then Corporal Benjamin Foulois, who later became an aviation pioneer and U.S. Army Major General who wrote a letter to Gedeon's Mother.