The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

SHELTON, GEORGE M.

Rank and Organization: Private, Company 1, 23d U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 26 April 1900. Entered Service At: Bellington, Tex. Birth: Brownwood, Tex. Date of Issue: 10 March 1902.

Citation:

Advanced alone under heavy fire of the enemy and rescued a wounded comrade.

 

 

 

 

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