Thomas Sletteland

Thomas Sletteland

Infobox Military Person
name= Thomas Sletteland
born=
died=
placeofbirth= Norway
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Private
commands=
unit= Company C, 1st North Dakota Infantry
battles= Philippine-American War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=
relations=

Thomas Sletteland was an Private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine-American War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 1st North Dakota Infantry. Place and date: Near Paete, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 12 April 1899. Entered service at: Grafton, N. Dak. Birth: Norway. Date of issue: 11 March 1902.

Citation:

:Single-handed and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipients

References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-04-23
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/philippine.html
title = "THOMAS SLETTELAND" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Philippine-American War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

Persondata
NAME= Sletteland, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH= Norway
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=


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