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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Hampden Sage

U.S. Army · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-000530Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1902

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Medal of Honor

June 13, 1899

near Zapote River, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Rank at action
Captain
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
23d U.S. Infantry
Presentation date
July 24, 1902

The Citation

Sources ↓
With 9 men volunteered to hold an advanced position and held it against a terrific fire of the enemy estimated at 1,000 strong. Taking a rifle from a wounded man, and cartridges from the belts of others, Capt. Sage himself killed 5 of the enemy.
Separately preserved current-source wording

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With nine men volunteered to hold an advanced position and held it against a terrific fire of the enemy estimated at 1,000 strong. Taking a rifle from a wounded man, and cartridges from the belts of others, Capt. Sage himself killed five of the enemy.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. William Hampden Sage — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000536
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Later or highest recorded rank
Brigadier General
Entered service at
Binghamton, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
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Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official profile confirms identity and action date and records canonical name William Hampden Sage; conflict Philippine Insurrection; historical action place near Zapote River, Luzon, Philippine Islands; later/highest rank Brigadier General.