# Joseph Fitz

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{{Infobox military person
|name= Jahosephitz
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1886|5|24}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1945|2|24|1886|5|24}}
|birth_place= [Austro-Hungarian Empire](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Empire)
|death_place= [Des Moines, Iowa](/source/Des_Moines%2C_Iowa), U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph Fitz|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-fitz|website=cmohs.org|publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|access-date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>
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|burial_label= Place of burial
|image=
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United States of America}}
|branch=25px [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy)
|service_years= 1900–1910
|rank= [Seaman](/source/Seaman_(rank))
|commands=
|unit= {{USS|Pampanga|PG-39}}
|battles= [Philippine–American War](/source/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War)
|awards= [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor)
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'''Joseph Fitz''' (May 24, 1886 &ndash; February 24, 1945) was a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) [Ordinary Seaman](/source/Ordinary_Seaman_(rank)) who received the [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) for actions on March 8, 1906, during the [Philippine–American War](/source/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War). He served in the navy from 1900 to 1910, and later obtained the rank of [seaman](/source/Seaman_(rank)).<ref>[http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=363414 Service profile]</ref>

==Biography==
thumb|right|200px|Fitz's grave at Glendale Cemetery

Joseph Fitz was born in the [Austro-Hungarian Empire](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Empire) on May 24, 1886.

He died at his home in [Des Moines, Iowa](/source/Des_Moines%2C_Iowa) on February 24, 1945, and was buried at Glendale Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-funeral-wednesda/167476089/ |title=Funeral Wednesday for Joseph Fitz, 58 |newspaper=[The Des Moines Register](/source/The_Des_Moines_Register) |page=12 |date=1945-02-27 |access-date=2025-03-07 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Medal of Honor citation==
Rank and Organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: May 24, 1886, [Austria](/source/Austria). Accredited to: [Iowa](/source/Iowa). G.O. No.: 19, May 1, 1906.

'''Citation:'''

<blockquote>On board the {{USS|Pampanga|PG-39}}, [Mount Dajo Jolo](/source/Mount_Dajo_Jolo), [Philippine Islands](/source/Philippine_Islands), 8 March 1906. Serving in the presence of the enemy on this date, Fitz displayed bravery and extraordinary heroism.<ref name=MOHC>{{Cite web
 |publisher = [United States Army Center of Military History](/source/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History)
 |title = Medal of Honor recipients
 |work = Medal of Honor citations
 |date = August 3, 2009
 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
 |accessdate = July 1, 2010
 |archive-date = December 14, 2007
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025517/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref></blockquote>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[List of Medal of Honor recipients](/source/List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients)
*[List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients](/source/List_of_Philippine%E2%80%93American_War_Medal_of_Honor_recipients)

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{Cite web
 |publisher = [United States Army Center of Military History](/source/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History)
 |title = Medal of Honor recipients
 |work = Medal of Honor citations
 |date = August 3, 2009
 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
 |accessdate = July 1, 2010
 |archive-date = December 14, 2007
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025517/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
 |url-status = dead
 }}

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Category:United States Navy sailors
Category:People from Des Moines, Iowa
Category:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Category:American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
Category:Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients
Category:Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor

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