Herbert Irving Preston
{{short description|United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient}}
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|name= Herbert Irving Preston
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1876|8|6}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1928|12|8|1876|8|6}}
|birth_place= Berkeley, New Jersey
|death_place= Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut, U.S.{{cite web|title=HERBERT IRVING PRESTON|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/herbert-i-preston|website=cmohs.org|publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|access-date=January 12, 2025}}
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|branch= United States Marine Corps
|serviceyears= 1899–1901
|rank= Private
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|battles= Boxer Rebellion
|awards= Medal of Honor
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Herbert I. Preston (August 6, 1876 – December 8, 1928) was an American private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography
Preston was born August 6, 1876, in Berkeley Township, New Jersey and enlisted into the Marine Corps from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 29, 1899.{{Cite book
|access-date=February 7, 2010
|title = U. S. Marine Corps biographical dictionary: the corps' fighting men, what they did, where they served
|work = Preston, Herbert I.
|publisher = Franklin Watts, Inc.
|author= Karl Schuon
|date=June 1963
|page=174
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WMY6AAAAIAAJ&q=U.+S.+Marine+Corps+biographical+dictionary:}} After entering the Marine Corps he was sent to fight in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion.{{Cite web
|access-date = February 7, 2010
|title = MOORE, ALBERT
|work = Medal of Honor recipients, China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/chinare.html
|archive-date = January 26, 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100126005045/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/chinare.html
|url-status = dead
}}
He received the Medal for his actions in Peking, China from July 21 – August 17, 1900 and it was presented to him July 19, 1901.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 6 August 1876, Berkeley, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901.
Citation:
In the presence of the enemy during the action at Peking, China, 21 July to 17 August 1900. Throughout this period, Preston distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Hall of Valor|1342|accessdate=February 7, 2010}}
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Category:United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients
Category:United States Marines
Category:American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion