Thomas Sletteland

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Medal of Honor citation

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

Citation:

Single-handed and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy.[1]

Post-war

Thomas received his Medal of Honor on 11 March 1902, and he died thirteen years later on 1 September 1915 at the age of 43.

See also

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