About Louis Bowem Lawton
Lived 1872 – 1949 (aged 77). Louis Bowem Lawton was an American military personnel.
Louis Bowen Lawton (March 13, 1872 – July 9, 1949) was a United States Army officer during the Boxer Rebellion who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Tientsin, China on July 13, 1900. An 1893 graduate of West Point, Lawton was a 1st Lieutenant at Tientsin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on March 11, 1902.
Medal of Honor citation Carried a message and guided reinforcements across a wide, fireswept space despite being wounded three times.
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Who was Louis Bowem Lawton?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1872-1949)
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Louis Bowem Lawton was born on 13 March 1872 in Independence.
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Louis Bowem Lawton died on 9 July 1949 in Skaneateles.
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Louis Bowem Lawton was a military personnel.
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Louis Bowem Lawton was American.
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