Edward G. Allen (December 4, 1859 – April 16, 1917) was an American
sailor serving in the
United States Navy during
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 ...
who received the
Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography
Allen was born in
Amsterdam, the
Netherlands, and after entering the navy Allen was sent to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. He died on April 16, 1917, and is buried in the Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York.
Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States
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Medal of Honor citation
War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901):
See also
* List of Medal of Honor recipients
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their ...
* List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Movement, or Boxer Rebellion, was a Chinese uprising from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics, religion and technology that occurred in China during the final years of the Manchu ...
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1859 births
1917 deaths
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
United States Navy chiefs
Dutch emigrants to the United States
American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion
Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients
Boxer Rebellion recipients of the Medal of Honor