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Louis Fred Pfeifer
Louis Fred Pfeifer (June 19, 1876 – February 9, 1949)〔(Find a Grave )〕 was a private in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to rescue several shipmates during a fire aboard .
Pfeifer joined the Marine Corps from Philadelphia under the name Louis Fred Theis and served aboard the during engagements in the waters around Manila during the Spanish American War. When a fire broke out aboard ship and several crew members went missing while trying to extinguish the flames, Pfeifer (under the name of Theis) and several other shipmates risked their lives to rescue them. All eventually received the Medal of Honor for their actions.
After receiving the Medal of Honor he continued to serve in the Marine Corps and upon reenlistment changed his name back to Pfeifer until he was discharged in 1917.
==Early life and military career==
Pfeifer was born June 19, 1876, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On January 5, 1898 he joined the Marine Corps from Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted under the name Louis F. Theis and served his first enlistment under this name. He was assigned to the marine contingent aboard the when it was sent as part of Admiral George Dewey's fleet in the campaign against Manila during the Spanish American War in the Battle of Manila Bay.
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