George F. Shiels

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George F. Shiels
George F. Shiels, Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth	California
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Surgeon
Unit	U.S. Volunteers
Battles/wars	Philippine-American War
Awards	Medal of Honor

George F. Shiels was an Surgeon in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Tuliahan River, Philippine Islands, 25 March 1899. Entered service at: California. Birth: California. Date of issue: 22 November 1906.

Citation:

Voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of the enemy and went with 4 men to the relief of 2 native Filipinos Iying wounded about 150 yards in front of the lines and personally carried one of them to a place of safety.

[edit] See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Philippine-American War

[edit] References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States government.

• "SHIELS, GEORGE F." entry. Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War. Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army (July 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

Persondata
NAME	George F. Shiels
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH