serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1896 - 1909 '' oakland tribune '' , publisher/editor 25px united states marine corps oakland , california , u.s. 13 june 1957 königsberg , prussia united states of america medal of honor place of burial philippine-american war 14 july 1869 arlington national cemetery gunnery sergeant bruno albert forsterer
 bruno albert forsterer
bruno albert forsterer

bruno albert forsterer -lrb- july 14 , 1869 -- june 13 , 1957 -rrb- was a u.s. marine sergeant who received the medal of honor for actions during the philippine american war for `` distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at samoa , philippine islands , april 1 , 1899 . ''
his medal of honor was awarded by president theodore roosevelt , by general order no 55 , dated july 19 , 1901 .
forsterer joined the marine corps from boston in november 1896 , and was honorably discharged 13 years later .
