George E. Stewart

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{{Infobox military person

|name= George Evans Stewart

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1872|8|2}}

|death_date= {{Death date and age|1946|3|2|1872|8|2}}

|birth_place= New South Wales, Australia

|death_place=Portland, Texas, US

|placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery

|placeofburial_label= Place of burial

|image= George Evans Stewart in 1919 (cropped).jpg

|caption=Stewart at his headquarters in Arkhangelsk circa 1919

|nickname=

|allegiance= United States

|branch= US Army

|serviceyears= 1896–1931

|rank= Colonel

|commands= 339th Infantry Regiment
American Expeditionary Force, North Russia

|unit= 19th Infantry Regiment

|battles= Philippine–American War
World War I
Russian Civil War

|awards= Medal of Honor

|laterwork=

|relations=

}}

File:Medal of Honor recipient gravestone in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia in the 2020s - 326.jpg

George Evans Stewart (August 2, 1872 – March 2, 1946) was an officer in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He later commanded the 339th Infantry Regiment and the American Expeditionary Force in northern Russia.

Stewart joined the army from New York City in October 1896, and retired with the rank of colonel in April 1931.Official Army Register, 1940

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Passi, Island of Panay, Philippine Islands, November 26, 1899. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth: New South Wales. Date of issue: June 26, 1900.

Citation:

While crossing a river in face of the enemy, this officer plunged in and at the imminent risk of his own life saved from drowning an enlisted man of his regiment.

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  • {{Cite web

|accessdate = 2008-04-23

|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html

|title = "GEORGE E. STEWART" entry

|work = Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine–American War

|date = June 8, 2009

|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History

|archive-date = 14 December 2007

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025517/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html

|url-status = dead

}}