Calvin Pearl Titus

Infobox Military Person
name= Calvin Pearl Titus
born= birth date|1879|9|22
died= death date and age|1966|5|27|1879|9|22
placeofbirth= Vinton, Iowa
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption= Calvin Titus in his West Point Cadet Uniform
allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant Colonel| (at retirement) Corporal (when awarded Medal of Honor)
commands=
unit= 14th U.S. Infantry United States Military Academy Sixth United States Army
battles= Boxer Rebellion
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Calvin Pearl Titus (22 September 1879 — 27 May 1966), a soldier of the United States Army, was the last American standard-bearer. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion.

Biography

Calvin Pearl was the son of Calvin and Cora Smith Titus of Vinton, Iowa. He moved to Oklahoma with his father after his mother died, and later lived with his Aunt Florence and Uncle William (Bill) H. Lee, evangelists with first the Salvation Army and later the Pilgrim Holiness movement. Calvin Pearl credited his time in his Uncle's evangelical band with giving him the bugle skills to join the armed forces and eventually leading him to Peking. Calvin Pearl got into West Point as a result of his Medal of Honor, where President Theodore Roosevelt's presentation of his medal was the climax of a ceremony to celebrate the academy's centenniel. [Steven E. Ambrose. "Duty, Honor, Country: A history of West Point". Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1966, p. 242.] His religious upbringing led him to try to become an Army Chaplain but his denomination was not at that point in time recognised by the Army. He became a Chaplains assistant instead.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Musician, U.S. Army, Company E, 14th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Peking, China, 14 August 1900. Entered service at: Iowa. Birth: Vinton, Iowa. Date of issue: 11 March 1902.

Citation:

:Gallant and daring conduct in the presence of his colonel and other officers and enlisted men of his regiment; was first to scale the wall of the city.

References

*C. Douglas Sterner. [http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/titus_calvin_ca.html "Calvin Pearl Titus"] , Home of Heroes (Accessed October 5, 2007).

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

External links

*findagrave|7869945 Retrieved on 2008-02-15
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Medal of Honor recipient
work =Medal of Honor Citation
publisher = United States Army
date =
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/chinare.html
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Medal of Honor recipient
work =Medal of Honor Citation
publisher = United States Army
date = 21 September 2004
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/art/P-P/USAIA/Sir.htm
*cite web
title =Calvin Pearl Titus, Home of Heroes
work =Home of Heroes
publisher =
date =
url = http://www.homeofheros.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/ch_titus.html

Persondata
NAME= Titus, Calvin Pearl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 22 September 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH= Vinton, Iowa
DATE OF DEATH= 27 May 1966
PLACE OF DEATH=