Hiram I. Bearss

Hiram Iddings Bearss
Medal of Honor recipient Hiram I. Bearss
Nickname(s)"Hiking Hiram"
Born(1875-04-13)April 13, 1875
Peru, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 1938(1938-08-27) (aged 63)
Columbia City, Indiana, U.S.
Buried
Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1899–1919
RankColonel (advanced to brigadier general in 1936)
Commands3rd Provisional Regiment
5th Marines
3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade
Battles / warsPhilippine–American War
United States occupation of Veracruz
World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
AwardsMedal of Honor (1901)
Distinguished Service Cross (1918)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Croix de Guerre
Spouse(s)
Louise Middleton
(m. 1904)

Hiram Iddings Bearss (April 13, 1875 – August 27, 1938) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Philippine–American War and the Distinguished Service Cross for his valor in World War I.