MAJOR GENERAL
DAVID DIXON PORTER*, USMC (DECEASED) 

 

Medal of Honor Citation

Born: 29 April 1877 in Washington, D.C.

Commissioned: 26 May 1898 in Washington, D.C.

Medal of Honor awarded: 25 April 1934

Rank at time of award: Captain

Separation from Service: Retired on 1 March 1937           

Date of Death: 25 February 1944

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia

*MajGen Porter was the grandson of Civil War Admiral David D. Porter, USN.

 

Philippine Insurrection 1899-1902 Medal of Honor