Louis Bowem Lawton (1872 - 1949)

Major Louis Bowem Lawton

Born 13 Mar 1872 in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States

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Son of Albert W. Lawton Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Vorhis) Lawton

Brother of Catherine Elizabeth Lawton

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Died 9 Jul 1949 at age 77 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York, United States

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Louis Lawton was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Louis Bowen Lawton (March 13, 1872 – July 9, 1949) was a United States Army officer during the Boxer Rebellion who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Tientsin, China on July 13, 1900. An 1893 graduate of West Point, Lawton was a 1st Lieutenant at the Battle of Tientsin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on March 11, 1902. He is buried in Auburn, New York.

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