Minot in Ward County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Corporal Frank L. Anders

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

1. Corporal Frank L. Anders Marker

Inscription. Fargo, North Dakota
1875-1966
Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army
On May 13, 1899, at San Miguel de Mayumo, Philippine Islands, an entrenched enemy force of 300 men opened fire upon Corporal Anders and 11 other scouts. The scouts promptly charged the enemy trenches, routing their forces and capturing the bridge to San Miguel in a sharp firefight. The scouts entered the town and took refuge in a church bell tower. From there they held the town, having driven the enemy entirely out of the city, until two infantry companies arrived that afternoon to help secure the city.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 13, 1899.

Location. 48° 14.013′ N, 101° 16.618′ W. Marker is in Minot, North Dakota, in Ward County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Burdick Expressway (Business U.S. 2) and 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial, in Roosevelt Park, on the west side of the Roosevelt Park Zoo. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1219 East Burdick Expressway, Minot ND 58701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Private Thomas Sletteland (here, next to this marker); Private Willis H. Downs (here, next to this marker); Private Gotfred Jensen (here, next to this marker); Joseph E. Carter (here, next to this marker); Private Otto Boehler (here, next to this marker); ☆ First Lieutenant Loren D. Hagen (here, next to this marker); Private Charles P. Davis (here, next to this marker); Specialist Fourth Class Michael John Fitzmaurice (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minot.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial

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1. Frank Lafayette Anders (Congressional Medal of Honor Society). Excerpt:

Citation: With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Presentation Date: March 3, 1906

(Submitted on February 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Frank Lafayette Anders (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

Anders
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2023

2. Corporal Frank L. Anders Memorial
was born in Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory, in what is now Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, North Dakota. In 1894 Anders enlisted in the National Guard and after starting his second enlistment was deployed to the Philippines. After returning to the United States in 1899, he worked for mining interests and in 1902, armed with only a seventh-grade education and a few months at Dakota Business College (1895), he decided to attend Ripon College and after graduation in 1906 he became the first person awarded a scholarship by the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he studied Civil Engineering. In 1918, he was commissioned a captain in the Corps of Engineers and stationed in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In 1919 he was transferred to Fort Riley, where he was in charge of hospitals and also served in Washington, D.C., and at the Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan. Major Anders died in 1966 and was the oldest surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor at his death.

(Submitted on February 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Frank Lafayette Anders (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

Hillside Cemetery, Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Philippines Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Insurrection in the Philippines in the United States
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Army as a Corporal in Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands on May 13, 1899. In addition to his service in the Philippines, he served in the Spanish-American War, and as a Captain of Engineers stationed in the US during World War I.

(Submitted on February 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 59 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.