2LT JOHN A. HUNTSMAN
	Second Lieutenant Huntsman was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on March 20, 1867. He joined the Kansas Volunteers on April 29th 1898 in Lawrence, Kansas where he was living with his sister, Ida H. Haworth and husband Erasmus Haworth (Haworth Hall, University of Kansas). At the age of 31 he was mustered into service as a private on May 9, 1898 and served as a Scout from April 14 to June 22, 1899. On June 30, 1899 he was discharged from the Kansas Volunteers to become a member of the United States Volunteers. Then Sergeant, formerly a member of Company H, Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry deployed with the Kansas Guard in 1898 during the Spanish-American War, subsequently was promoted to 2nd Lt, remained on Active Duty with Company E, Thirty-Sixth United States Volunteer Infantry with fellow Kansan Arthur M. Ferguson and many other Kansas Guardsmen to put down the Philippine Insurrection. During his service with the Thirty-Sixth US Volunteers he distinguished himself and the Kansas Guard and was awarded the Medal of Honor. The citation reads: "For Distinguished bravery and conspicuous gallantry against insurgents near Bamban, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 9, 1899." According to Military Records his medal was issued on March 26, 1902. He died July 10, 1902 however his cause of death and burial place are unknown. Major General Funston, a former Inductee of the Hall of Fame and member of the Kansas National Guard, recounted in his book, Memories of Two Wars, page 248, gave his first hand account of John Huntsman's valor: "In the mean time a raft was noticed moored to the opposite bank of the stream about eight yards below the trench that was fighting Major Bell's detachment. (The namesake of Bell Hall at Ft. Leavenworth) It would be necessary to swim the stream the get it, and I called for volunteers to do the work. Lieutenant Hardy, Trumpeter Barshfield, Corporal Drysdale… and Privates Huntsman and Willey stripped off their clothing and plunged over the bank into the stream. They swam across, got the raft, and towed it to our side. It was a gallant piece of work well done. During this time the fieldpiece, the Colt gun, and company D were pounding the near-by trench with great vigor, while the Pennsylvania Company was handling another trench a little farther up-upstream… As soon as the raft reached our side I got on it with Lieutenant Hopkins and twenty-one men of Company C and we poled it to the other bank." Inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame, November 2007. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION Rank: Private Organization: 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers Place and date: Bamban, Luzon, Philippine Islands Date: November 9, 1899 Entered service at: Lawrence, Kansas Birth: Oskaloosa, Iowa Date of issue: March 26, 1902 Citation: "For distinguished bravery and conspicuous gallantry against insurgents near Bamban, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 9, 1899."