List of foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients
Boxer Rebellion
Table:
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Name

Country of birth

Rank

Branch

Place of action

Date of action

Notes/Reference

Edward G. Allen

Netherlands

Boatswain's Mate First Class

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

James Cooney

Ireland

Private

Marine Corps

Tientsin, China

July 13, 1900

John O. Dahlgren

Sweden

Corporal

Marine Corps

Beijing, China

June 20, 1900 – July 16, 1900

Hans A. Hansen

Germany

Seaman

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Henry W. Heisch

Germany

Private

Marine Corps

Tientsin, China

June 20, 1900

Martin Hunt

Ireland

Private

Marine Corps

Beijing, China

June 20, 1900 – July 16, 1900

Joseph Killackey

Ireland

Landman

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Carl E. Petersen

Germany

Chief Machinist

Navy

Beijing, China

June 28, 1900 – August 17, 1900

William Seach

England, United Kingdom

Ordinary Seaman

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Peter Stewart

Scotland, United Kingdom

Gunnery Sergeant

Marine Corps

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Karl Thomas*

Germany

Coxswain

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Martin T. Torgerson

Norway

Gunner's Mate Third Class

Navy

China

June 13, 1900 – June 22, 1900

Robert H. Von Schlick

Germany

Private

Army

Tientsin, China

July 13, 1900

Edward A. Walker

Scotland, United Kingdom

Sergeant

Marine Corps

Beijing, China

June 20, 1900 – July 16, 1900

Axel Westermark

Finland

Seaman

Navy

Beijing, China

June 28, 1900 – August 17, 1900

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Edward G. Allen ( December 4 , 1859 - April 16 , 1917 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
The United States Navy occupational rating of boatswain 's mate ( abbreviated as BM ) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel ( BUPERS ) to enlisted members who were rated or striking for the rating as a deck seaman . The colloquial form of address for a boatswain 's mate is Boats . The rating of Boatswain 's Mate dates from the American Revolutionary War and was one of the oldest U.S. Navy ratings in continuous existence from 1775 to present . For a period of three months at the end of 2016 , the rating ( along with all ratings in the Navy ) was scheduled for elimination , but the proposed change was unpopular with both sailors and Navy veterans and was reversed in December of that year .
Petty officer first class ( PO1 ) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations . It is the sixth enlisted rate in the United States Navy , U.S. Coast Guard , and the U.S . Naval Sea Cadet Corps , ranking just above petty officer second class and directly below chief petty officer . It is designated as non-commissioned officer , as are all petty officer ratings . It is equivalent to the rank of staff sergeant in the Army and Marine Corps , and technical sergeant in the Air Force . They are all ranked E-6 , which refers to the enlisted numbering system associated with pay grades .
The United States Navy ( USN ) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States . It is the largest and most capable navy in the world and it has been estimated that in terms of tonnage of its active battle fleet alone , it is larger than the next 13 navies combined , which includes 11 U.S. allies or partner nations . It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world 's largest aircraft carrier fleet , with eleven in service , two new carriers under construction , and five other carriers planned . With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve , the U.S. Navy is the third largest of the U.S. military service branches in terms of personnel . It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 operational aircraft as of June 2019 [ update ] , making it the third-largest air force in the world , after the United States Air Force and the United States Army . The U.S. Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy , which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter . After suffering significant loss of goods and personnel at the hands of the Barbary pirates from Algiers , the U.S. Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 for the construction of six heavy frigates , the first ships of the U.S. Navy . The U.S. Navy played a major role in the American Civil War by blockading the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers . It played the central role in the World War II defeat of Imperial Japan . The U.S. Navy emerged from World War II as the most powerful navy in the world . The 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence , deploying in strength in such areas as the Western Pacific , the Mediterranean , and the Indian Ocean . It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world , engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises , making it a frequent actor in U.S. foreign and military policy .
James Cooney ( July 27 , 1860 - March 14 , 1903 ) was an Irishman serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank ( equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in ) . In modern military writing , private is abridged to Pte in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations countries and to Pvt in the United States .
The United States Marine Corps ( USMC ) , also referred to as the United States Marines , is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations with the United States Navy as well as the Army and Air Force . The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States . The Marine Corps has been a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834 , working closely with naval forces . The USMC operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world . Additionally , several of the Marines ' tactical aviation squadrons , primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons , are also embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from the aircraft carriers . The history of the Marine Corps began when two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting both at sea and on shore . In the Pacific theater of World War II the Corps took the lead in a massive campaign of amphibious warfare , advancing from island to island . As of 2017 , the USMC has around 186,000 active duty members and some 38,500 personnel in reserve .
The Battle of Tientsin , or the Relief of Tientsin , occurred on July 13-14 , 1900 , during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China . A multinational military force , representing the Eight-Nation Alliance , rescued a besieged population of foreign nationals in the city of Tientsin ( Pinyin : Tianjin ) by defeating the Chinese Imperial army and Boxers . The capture of Tientsin gave the Eight-Nation Alliance a base to launch a rescue mission for the foreign nationals besieged in the Legation Quarter of Peking ( Pinyin : Beijing ) and to capture Beijing in the Battle of Peking ( 1900 ) .
John O. Dahlgren ( September 14 , 1872 - February 11 , 1963 ) was an American corporal serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by many militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations . Within NATO , each member nation 's corresponding military rank of corporal is combined under the NATO-standard rank scale code OR-3 or OR-4 . However , there are often differences in how each nation ( or service in each nation ) employs corporals . Some militaries do n't have corporals , but may instead have a Junior Sergeant . In some militaries , the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers . However , in the United States Army , the rank of corporal is considered a lateral promotion from E-4 Specialist and usually only occurs when the soldier has been selected by a promotion board to become an E-5 Sergeant and is serving in an E-5 billet such as a fireteam leader in a rifle squad . The lateral promotion is used to make the soldier a non-commissioned officer without changing the soldier 's pay . As the Table of Organization & Equipment ( TO & E ) rank of a fire team leader is sergeant and that of squad leader is staff sergeant . In the United States Marine Corps , corporal is the Table of Organization ( TO ) rank for a rifle fire team leader , machine gun team leader , light mortar squad leader , and assault weapon squad leader , as well as gunner on most larger crew served weapons ( i.e . medium mortars , heavy machine guns , and anti-tank missiles ) , armored vehicles ( e.g . tanks , light armored vehicles , and armored assault vehicles ) , and the two assistant gunners on a howitzer ( the gunner is a sergeant ) . In most countries that derive their military structure from the British military system , corporal is a more senior rank than that of private .
Beijing ( /ˌbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/ BAY-JING , /ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ/ BAY-ZHING ; Mandarin pronunciation : [ pèi.tɕíŋ ] ( listen ) ) , formerly romanized as Peking ( /ˌpiːˈkɪŋ/ PEE-KING ) , is the capital of the People 's Republic of China , the world 's third most populous city proper , and most populous capital city . The city , located in northern China , is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban , suburban , and rural districts . Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast ; together , the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China . Beijing is an important world capital and global power city , and one of the world 's leading centers for culture , diplomacy and politics , business and economy , education , language , and science and technology . A megacity , Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation 's cultural , educational , and political center . It is home to the headquarters of most of China 's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world , as well as the world 's four biggest financial institutions . It is also a major hub for the national highway , expressway , railway , and high-speed rail networks . The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 , and , as of 2016 [ update ] , the city 's subway network is the busiest and longest in the world . Combining both modern and traditional architecture , Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world , with a rich history dating back three millennia . As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China , Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries , and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium AD . Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China . With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides , in addition to the old inner and outer city walls , Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital .
Hans Anton Hansen ( April 9 , 1877 - August 23 , 1949 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . The US sailor who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery is not the Medal of Honor recipient and his grave is mismarked .
Seaman is a military rank used in many navies around the world . It is considered a junior enlisted rank and , depending on the navy , it may be a single rank on its own or a name shared by several similarly-junior ranks . In the Commonwealth , it is the lowest rank in the navy , while in the United States , it refers to the three lowest ranks of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard . The equivalent of the seaman is the matelot in French-speaking countries , and Matrose in German-speaking countries .
Henry W. Heisch ( June 10 , 1872 - 1941 ) was a Private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
Tianjin ( [ tʰjɛ́n.tɕín ] ( listen ) ) , alternatively romanized as Tientsin , is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea . It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China , with a total population estimated at 15,621,200 in 2016 . Its built-up ( or metro ) area , made up of 12 central districts ( all but Baodi , Jizhou , Jinghai and Ninghe ) , was home to 12,491,300 inhabitants in 2016 and is also the world 's 29th-largest agglomeration ( between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro ) and 11th-most populous city proper . It is governed as one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of central government of the PRC and is thus under direct administration of the central government . Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality , bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea . Part of the Bohai Economic Rim , it is the largest coastal city in northern China . In terms of urban population , Tianjin is the fourth largest in China , after Shanghai , Beijing , and Guangzhou . In terms of administrative area population , Tianjin ranks fifth in Mainland China . The walled city of Tianjin was built in 1404 . As a treaty port since 1860 , Tianjin has been a major seaport and gateway to Beijing . During the Boxer Rebellion the city was the seat of the Tianjin Provisional Government . Under the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China , Tianjin became one of the largest cities in the region .
Martin Hunt ( September 14 , 1872 - July 22 , 1938 ) was an American Private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
Joseph Killackey ( January 21 , 1879- September 8 , 1946 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
Landsman or landman ( the latter being an older term ) was a military rank given to naval recruits .
Carl Emil Petersen ( August 24 , 1875 - November 17 , 1971 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards .
Machinist 's mate ( or MM ) is a rating in the United States Navy 's engineering community .
William Seach ( May 23 , 1877 - October 24 , 1978 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
An ordinary seaman ( OS ) is a naval rating of the deck department of a ship . The position is an apprenticeship to become an able seaman , and has been for centuries . In modern times , an OS is required to work on a ship for a specific amount of time , gaining what is referred to as sea time . For centuries , the term ordinary seaman was used to refer to a seaman with between one and two years ' experience at sea , who showed enough seamanship to be so rated by their captain . Historically in some navies and the merchant marine a sailor with less experience was called a landsman . An OS is generally not required to stand watch , but must pass examinations on watchstanding skills such as performing lookout duty and being a helmsman . Thus an OS will often be found on a ship 's bridge after working hours taking a turn at the ship 's wheel or being familiarized with bridge equipment . During the apprenticeship , an OS performs a variety of duties concerned with the operation and upkeep of deck department areas and equipment . These duties vary with the type of ship , the type of voyage , the number of crewmembers , the weather , the supervisor , and any number of other variables . However , in most cases , one can expect an ordinary seaman to clean , to perform maintenance , to work with deck equipment , and to undergo on-the-job-training under the supervision of senior deck department members .
Gunnery Sergeant Peter Stewart ( February 17 , 1858 - June 17 , 1914 ) was a member of the United States Marine Corps and a recipient of the Medal of Honor . He was one a group of U.S. sailors and Marines dispatched to guard the United States legation in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion , and was awarded the medal for his extreme gallantry in four separate actions during June 1900 . Stewart was buried at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn , New York , Section 2 , Grave 7303 .
Scotland ( Scots : Scotland , Scottish Gaelic : Alba [ ˈal̪ˠapə ] ( listen ) ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain , with a border with England to the southeast , and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west , the North Sea to the northeast , the Irish Sea to the south , and more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the European Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707 . By inheritance in 1603 , James VI , King of Scots , became king of England and Ireland , thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms . Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain . The union also created a new Parliament of Great Britain , which succeeded both the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England . In 1801 , Great Britain entered into a political union with Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( in 1922 , the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom , leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927 ) . Within Scotland , the monarchy of the United Kingdom has continued to use a variety of styles , titles and other royal symbols of statehood specific to the pre-union Kingdom of Scotland . The legal system within Scotland has also remained separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland ; Scotland constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in both public and private law . The continued existence of legal , educational , religious and other institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the 1707 union with England . In 1997 , a Scottish Parliament was re-established , in the form of a devolved unicameral legislature comprising 129 members , having authority over many areas of domestic policy . The head of the Scottish Government is the first minister of Scotland , who is supported by the deputy first minister of Scotland .
Gunnery sergeant ( GySgt ) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps , just above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant , and is a staff non-commissioned officer ( SNCO ) . It has a pay grade of E-7 . The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers .
Karl Thomas ( March 17 , 1871- July 18 , 1900 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
The coxswain ( /ˈkɒksən/ KOK-sən ) is the person in charge of a boat , particularly its navigation and steering . The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of boat servant since it comes from cock , a cockboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship , and swain , an Old English term derived from the Old Norse sveinn meaning boy or servant .
Martin Torinus Torgerson ( November 7 , 1875-June 12 , 1939 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
The United States Navy & United States Coast Guard occupational rating of gunner 's mate ( GM ) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel ( BUPERS ) to enlisted sailors who either satisfactorily complete initial Gunner 's Mate A school training , or who strike for the rating by showing competence in the field of ordnance . When striking one is n't required to be a seaman , but must belong to one of three undesignated rates : Fireman ( FN ) , Seaman ( SN ) , or Airman ( AN ) . ( Striking is no longer authorized in the USCG ) It is also possible cross rate to Gunner 's Mate . Cross rating refers to the act of an enlisted sailor crossing from their current rating to another rating of their choice , provided their ASVAB scores are high enough and there are open slots for the rate . The Gunner 's Mate A school is held at Naval Training Center Great Lakes , Illinois and Yorktown , VA for the USCG . In its early years , the school was very hands-on , but it is now primarily conducted through technical educational tools , such as self-study computer-based training ( CBT ) . Training focuses on the operation , maintenance , and troubleshooting of naval guns , missile launchers and torpedoes as well as a strong emphasis on basic explosives , guidance and tracking systems , small arms , Naval ammunition classification , and safety . Upon completion of this basic training , enlisted members often continue on to a specialized C school , where they learn a particular weapons system .
Petty officer third class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy , U.S. Coast Guard , and the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps , above seaman and below petty officer second class , and is the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer , equivalent to a corporal in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps . Petty officer third class shares the same pay grade as senior airman in the Air Force , which no longer has an NCO rank corresponding with E-4 .
Robert H. Von Schlick ( January 2 , 1875 - July 1 , 1941 ) was a German-born United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Boxer Rebellion . During a battle on July 13 , 1900 , in Tientsin , China , Von Schlick rescued a wounded comrade despite his own wounds and then remained alone at a dike returning enemy fire . Von Schlick ( name misspelled as Vonshlick on army records ) joined the army from San Francisco in July 1899 , and was discharged for disability in October 1900 .
The United States Army ( USA ) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces . It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services , and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution . As the oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence , the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army , which was formed ( 14 June 1775 ) to fight the American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783 ) - before the United States of America was established as a country . After the Revolutionary War , the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army . The United States Army considers itself descended from the Continental Army , and considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775 . As a uniformed military service , the U.S. Army is part of the Department of the Army , which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense . The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant , the secretary of the Army ( SECARMY ) and by a chief military officer , the chief of staff of the Army ( CSA ) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . It is the largest military branch , and in the fiscal year 2017 , the projected end strength for the Regular Army ( USA ) was 476,000 soldiers ; the Army National Guard ( ARNG ) had 343,000 soldiers and the U.S. Army Reserve ( USAR ) had 199,000 soldiers ; the combined-component strength of the U.S. Army was 1,018,000 soldiers . As a branch of the armed forces , the mission of the U.S. Army is to fight and win our Nation 's wars , by providing prompt , sustained land dominance , across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict , in support of combatant commanders . The branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the United States .
Edward Alexander Walker ( October 2 , 1864 - October 24 , 1946 ) was a Sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .
Sergeant ( /ˈsɑː ( r ) dʒənt/ SARJ-ənt ; abbreviated to Sgt . and capitalized when used as a named person 's title ) is a rank in many uniformed organizations , principally military and policing forces . The alternative spelling , serjeant , is used in The Rifles and other units that draw their heritage from the British Light Infantry . Its origin is the Latin serviens , 'one who serves ' , through the French term sergent . The term sergeant refers to a non-commissioned officer placed above the rank of a corporal and a police officer immediately below a lieutenant or , in the UK Police forces , below an inspector . In most armies the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a squad ( or section ) . In Commonwealth armies , it is a more senior rank , corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command . In the United States Army , sergeant is a more junior rank corresponding to a four-soldier fireteam leader . More senior non-commissioned ranks are often variations on sergeant , for example staff sergeant , first sergeant , and sergeant major . Many countries use sergeant rank , whether in English or using a cognate with the same origin in another language . The equivalent rank in Arab armies is raqīb ( رقيب ) , meaning 'overseer ' or 'watcher ' .
Axel Westermark ( April 8 , 1875 - May 7 , 1911 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .