France Silva
Born: May 8, 1876 at Hayward, California
Home Town: San Francisco, California
RELATED HEROES STORIES
Medal of Honor
China Relief Expedition
U.S. Marine Corps
War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private France Silva, United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Captain Newt Hall’s Marine Detachment, 1st Regiment (Marines), in action in the presence of the enemy during the action at Peking; China, 28 June to 17 August 1900. Throughout this period, Private Silva distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.