Background
Pfisterer was born April 1, 1866 in Brooklyn, New York and entered the army from New York City, New New York
Pfisterer was born April 1, 1866 in Brooklyn, New York and entered the army from New York City, New New York
He died August 6, 1905 and is buried in Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery Vancouver, Washington.
He was sent to the Spanish–American War with Company H, 21st United States. Infantry as a musician where he received the Medal of Honor for assisting in the rescue of wounded while under heavy enemy fire. In 1991 the Congressional Medal of Honor Society erected a monument in Washington State and presented it to the city of Vancouver, Washington that includes Herman Pfisterer’s name as well as three other Medal of Honor recipients buried there.
