Gotfred Jensen Military person

Gotfred Jensen (November 20, 1872 in Denmark – December 26, 1945) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine-American War. He was a member of Young's Scouts and was one of thirteen Scouts awarded the Medal between 16 and May 19, 1899. Sergeant Jensen is buried in Veteran's Home Cemetery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 20, 1872
Birth place
Denmark
Date of deathDecember 26, 1945
Resting place
Veteran's Home Cemetery

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
Philippine–American War
military branch
United States Army
military unit
Young's Scouts

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External resources

  1. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
  2. http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_go/jensen_gotfred_wa.html
  3. http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_jensen.html
  4. http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/05/0505/051305.jsp