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Philippine Scout Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Pvt. Jose B. Nisperos, US Army
(1887-1922),A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE SCOUTS, BECAME THE FIRST ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN TO BE AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR IN 1913. PRIVATE NISPEROS, AFTER SUFFERING GUNSHOT WOUNDS, A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND SEVERAL SPEAR WOUNDS, CONTINUED TO FIRE HIS RIFLE WITH ONE HAND UNTIL THE ENEMY WAS REPULSED. HIS CITATION STATES THAT HIS ACTIONS PREVENTED THE ANNIHILATION OF HIS COMPANY.
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Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. A
Courtesy of Find A Grave
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