PRIVATE
HERBERT IRVING PRESTON, USMC (DECEASED)
Medal of Honor Citation
Original General Order
Born: 6 August 1876 or 1878 in Berkeley, New Jersey
Enlisted: 29 June 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor awarded: 19 July 1901
Rank at time of award: Private
Separation from Service: Deserted on 7 November 1901
Date of Death: 8 December 1928
Burial: Drowned in a boating accident off the coast of Norwalk, Connecticut. His body was never recovered.
Boxer Rebellion 1900 Medal of Honor