Medal of Honor
July 13, 1900
Tientsin, China
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
- Unit or command
- Company C, 9th U.S. Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Although previously wounded while carrying a wounded comrade to a place of safety, rejoined his command, which partly occupied an exposed position upon a dike, remaining there after his command had been withdrawn, singly keeping up the fire, and obliviously presenting himself as a conspicuous target until he was literally shot off his position by the enemy.
Sources & record notes
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- Robert H von Schlick — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000549
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Entered service at
- San Erancisco, Calif.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 80691774a1e7f7599e8e817382c019bd79dabe0a5f44c83243b7f6279537d3f4
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The current official profile confirms the identity, unit, Boxer Rebellion classification, date, and historical Tientsin wording.