page_title: Frederick Funston
section_title: Medal of Honor citation
hierarchical_section_title: Frederick Funston / Medal of Honor citation
caption_attribution_description: w:Medal of Honor of United States Army Maj. General w:Frederick Funston; this is the original medal awarded in 1899. Congress later redesigned the Medal of Honor and gave all recipients a new version with a blue ribbon; that medal today sits in the Funston Boyhood Home &amp; Museum in Iola, Kan.) Original medal is in care of Funston's great-grandson, Demian McLean. The above medal, awarded in 1899, reads on the reverse: "The Congress to Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, U.S. Volunteers for gallantry at Rio Grande de la Pampanga, Luzon, April 27, 1899, when Colonel 20th Kansas Volunteers"
context_page_description: Frederick Funston, also known as Fighting Fred Funston, was a general in the United States Army, best known for his roles in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Philippine–American War.
context_section_description: Rank and organization
  Colonel, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.
  Place and date
  At Rio Grande de la Pampanga, Luzon, Philippine Islands, April 27, 1899.
  Entered service at
  Iola, Kansas.
  Birth
  New Carlisle, Ohio.
  Date of issue
  February 14, 1900.
  Citation
  Crossed the river on a raft and by his skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the enemy's entrenched position on the north bank of the river and to drive him with great loss from the important strategic position of Calumpit.
caption: Funston's Medal of Honor
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