Thomas Sletteland was born in Bergen, Norway, on the 18th of February, 1872, and enlisted in the United States Army. Not much is known about his emigration to the US or when he enlisted but we do know that his actions in Luzon during the Philippine–American War, with Company C of the 1st North Dakota Infantry, earned him the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 1st North Dakota Infantry Place and date: Near Paete, Luzon, Philippine Islands, April 12, 1899 Entered service at: Grafton, N. Dak. Birth: Norway Date of issue: March 11, 1902 Citation: Single-handed and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy. Post War Thomas received his Medal of Honor on the 11th of March, 1902, and he died thirteen years later on the 1st of September, 1915 at the age of 43. He is buried in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, North Dakota: Section C, Site 438. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients References 1874 births 1915 deaths United States Army Medal of Honor recipients United States Army soldiers People from Mandan, North Dakota American military personnel of the Philippine–American War Norwegian-born Medal of Honor recipients Norwegian emigrants to the United States Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor