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