Background
Clarence Condon was born August 12, 1875 in South Brooksville Maine to Melville and Clara Redman Condon.
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Clarence Melville Condon
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He was educated in the public schools of Bucksport, Maine and attended the East Maine Conference Seminary and State Normal School at Castine.
Career
Clarence Condon joined service as a Private in Battery East, 3rd Artillery in December, 1894. He was a Corporal from December 8, 1894 to December 7, 1897 and Sergeant from December 17, 1897 to July, 1900 while with Company G, 3rd United States During the Philippine–American War, he served as chief of scouts for General MacArthur and was five times commended for bravery in the face of the enemy. On June 15, 1900 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant with the Philippine Cavalry.
After mustering out of the Philippine Cavalry, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant with the Artillery Corps on February 2, 1901.
He continued to serve in a variety of billets, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. One of his tours of duty included teaching at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Condon was promoted to First Lieutenant on June 17, 1904 and Captain on September 21, 1908. Condon graduated from the Army Artillery School in 1904, and the Army Staff College in 1916.
At the time of his death, he was one of few officers from the Coast Artillery Corps who had graduated from the ranks and obtained a commission through bravery in battle.
Achievements
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Clarence Condon was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Army Certificate of Merit for bravery in fighting the Moros on the island of Jolo. He was the only man in the United States Army to have earned both the Medal of Honor and the Certificate of Merit for gallantry in action. Condon Road in Fort Sill, Oklahoma is named for him. In 1921, the Junior Mine Planter Captain Clarence M. Condon was completed by Dafoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan.
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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Medal of Honor Certificate of Merit; Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery G, 3d U.S. Artillery. Place and date: Near Calulut, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 5, 1899. Entered service at: ------. Birth: South Brooksville, Maine. Date of issue: March 11, 1902. Citation: While in command of a detachment of 4 men, charged and routed 40 entrenched insurgents, inflicting on them heavy loss.Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery G, 3d U.S. Artillery. Place and date: Near Calulut, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 5, 1899. Entered service at: ------. Birth: South Brooksville, Maine. Date of issue: March 11, 1902. Citation: While in command of a detachment of 4 men, charged and routed 40 entrenched insurgents, inflicting on them heavy loss.