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George Ritter Burnett : ウィキペディア英語版 | George Ritter Burnett
George Ritter Burnett (April 23, 1858 – November 1, 1908) was a United States Army officer who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Medal of Honor recipients Indian Wars Period )〕 ==Life and career== Burnett graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1880. On August 16, 1881, he was serving as a Second Lieutenant with the 9th Cavalry Regiment of the Buffalo Soldiers. On that day, Burnett participated in an engagement in the Cuchillo Negro Mountains of New Mexico, where he was cited for helping rescue stranded soldiers under heavy fire. One of his privates, Augustus Walley, also received the Medal of Honor for this action. He retired due to injuries in February 1891. He subsequently served as a Colonel in the Iowa National Guard from 1892 until 1905. Burnett served as United States Vice Consul and Acting Consul in Kehl, Baden, Germany from September 1905 to March 1907. He also worked at many military preparatory schools.〔 〕
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