Latendorf
Latendorf is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Notable people Latendorf is the birthplace of Henry William Heisch, a Private who served in the United States Marine Corps aboard the cruiser USS Newark (C-1) during the Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ... and was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Tientsin, China on June 20, 1900. References Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Segeberg {{Segeberg-geo-stub ...
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Henry William Heisch
Henry W. Heisch (June 10, 1872 – 1941) was a Private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Heisch was born June 10, 1872, in Latendorf, Germany, and after entering the Marine Corps, he was sent as a private to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. While fighting the enemy in Tientsin, China on June 20, 1900, he and a few other soldiers crossed the river in a small boat while under heavy fire and they assisted in destroying buildings occupied by the enemy. For this action, he received the Medal of Honor from President Theodore Roosevelt on March 22, 1902. He died in 1941 in Napa County, California and is buried in Napa, California at Tulocay Cemetery. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 10 June 1872, Latendorf, Germany. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 84, 22 March 1902. Citation: In action against the enemy at Tientsin, China, 20 June 1900. ...
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