b. 01/04/1866 Brooklyn, New York. d. 06/08/1905 Vancouver, Washington.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 01/07/1898 Santiago, Cuba.
Pfisterer was born April 1, 1866, in Brooklyn, New York and joined the army from New York City in January 1886. He was sent to the Spanish–American War with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry as a musician where he received the Medal of Honor for assisting in the rescue of wounded while under heavy enemy fire.
Pfisterer died on August 6, 1905.
In 1991 the Congressional Medal of Honor Society erected a monument in Washington State and presented it to the city of Vancouver, Washington that includes Herman Pfisterer’s name as well as three other Medal of Honor recipients buried there.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
BURIAL LOCATION: VANCOUVER BARRACKS CEMETERY, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.
SECTION 4 EAST, GRAVE 448.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
