There he secured an enemy canoe and returned it to the friendly side of the river. Unable to accomplish this, he swam with a companion again under fire and against a dangerous current across the river to the enemy side. He made persistent effort under heavy enemy rifle fire to locate a ford to help his unit cross the swollen river to attack. The eight names are etched in a marble cenotaph, a symbolic tomb, at the center the court above War Memorial Chapel Antoine August Michel Gaujot and Julien Edmund Victor GaujotĪntoine Gaujot, Class of 1900, and Julien Gaujot, Class of 1893, are two of the few brothers to earn the Medal of Honor and the only pair to receive the medal for actions in different wars.Īntoine Gaujot received the medal for actions as an Army corporal at the Battle of San Mateo in 1899 during the Philippine Insurrection. The number is particularly significant considering that a little more than half of the nation's medals were awarded during the Civil War, before Virginia Tech's founding. Among those few are eight Virginia Tech alumni. armed forces throughout history, only about 3,400 have received the Medal of Honor, America's highest award for valor. Of the millions of men and women who have served in the U.S. Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS II) Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary MedicineĬollege of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Building Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center
Hahn Garden Pavilion and Horticulture Garden Human and Agricultural Biosciences Building I Smith Career Center (Career and Professional Development) War Memorial Court: Medal of Honor recipients
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