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Medal of Honor Heroes Of The
Spanish-American War
On the dark night of February 15, 1898 the USS
Maine was riding anchor in the harbor at Havana,
Cuba when it was rocked by a horrible explosion.
When daylight dawned the newest and most powerful
ship of the American fleet rested on the bottom of the
harbor, 260 of its crew and officers were either dead
or missing.
Though subsequent inquiry never established the
cause of the explosion, at home in the United States it
was widely believed that the disaster had been a
planned attack by Cuban forces loyal to Spain. In the
months that followed, the cry "Remember the Maine"
became a call for war, and the excuse for the United States to launch the first attack in what would
become the Spanish-American War.
On the morning of May 1, 1898 Commodore George Dewey sailed his Asiatic fleet into Manila Bay
in the Philippine Islands. In a 6-hour naval battle he destroyed the Spanish squadron, giving the
United States its first victory of the war and establishing the United States Navy as the preeminent
naval force in the world. Over the next 120 days the United States and Spain waged war in the
Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In these battles 110 American soldiers, sailors and marines
would see their valor rewarded with the Medals of Honor.
Franz Anton Itrich
Chief Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: Nov 26, 1853 at Gross Katz, Germany
Entered Service: California
Date/Place of Action: May 01, 1898 - Manila, Philippine Islands
Unit: U.S.S. Petrel
Presentation: Presented on Dec 05, 1900
Date of Death: Jun 11, 1933
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Cienfuegos Cable Cutting
Fifty-two Medals of Honor were awarded for action near
Cienfuegos, Cuba on May 11th. All of the citations read
simply:
"During the cutting of the cable leading from
Cienfuegos...Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, he set an
example throughout this action."
The simplicity of these citations cannot detract from the
extreme heroism displayed by detachments of Navy
Bluejackets and Marines from the USS Marblehead and USS
Nashville. Making their way towards the shoreline in small
launches from their respective ships, directly under the guns
and heavy enemy fire, the brave men dredged up and cut the
important underwater cables that linked the military forces at
Cienfuegos with its commanders and the rest of the world.
Twenty-six men from each of the two warships that
participated in the heroic mission, were awarded Medals of
Honor for their intrepid actions.
U.S.S. Marblehead
James Harvey Bennett
Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: Apr 05, 1851 at Haverstraw, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Daniel J. Campbell
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Dec 26, 1874 at Prince Edward Island, Canada
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Apr 28, 1955
Buried At: Mount Hope Cemetery - Mattapan, MA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Joseph Edward Carter
Blacksmith, U.S. Navy
Born: Aug 15, 1875 at Manchester, England
Entered Service: North Dakota
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Jun 19, 1950
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Leonard B. Chadwick
Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Nov 24, 1878 at Middletown, DE
Entered Service: Delaware
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: May 18, 1940
Buried At: Mount Hope Cemetery - Mattapan, MA
John Davis
Gunner's Mate Third Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Oct 28, 1877 at Germany
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Jun 09, 1970
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
John James Doran
Boatswain's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Jul 06, 1864 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Feb 16, 1904
Buried At: St. Patrick's Cemetery - Fall River, MA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Nicholas Erickson
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: Jul 18, 1870 at Finland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Jun 21, 1931
Buried At: Woodlawn Cemetery - Bronx, NY
Herbert Louis Foss
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Oct 12, 1871 at Belfast, ME
Entered Service: Maine
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Sep 01, 1937
Buried At: Forest Hill Cemetery - Hingman, MA
Freeman Gill
Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Sep 05, 1851 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 19, 1901 - G.O. 55
Date of Death: Apr 08, 1905
Buried At: Woodlawn Cemetery - Everett, MA
William Hart
Machinist First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Jun 09, 1866 at Massachusetts
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Feb 06, 1899
Buried At: The Green Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Henry Hendrickson
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Mar 12, 1862 at Germany
Entered Service: Unknown
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
John Peter Johanson
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Jan 22, 1865 at Oskarshamn, Sweden
Entered Service: Maryland
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Nov 21, 1899
Date of Death: Dec 14, 1937
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Franz Kramer
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Jan 20, 1865 at Nierstein, Germany
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Apr 18, 1924
Buried At: Calvary Cemetery - Woodside, NY
Hermann Wilhelm Kuchneister
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Oct 16, 1877 at Hamburg, Germany
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Feb 01, 1923
Buried At: Winthrop Cemetery - Winthrop, MA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
William Levery
Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Jun 30, 1879 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
George Frederick Mager
Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Feb 23, 1875 at Phillipsburg, NJ
Entered Service: New Jersey
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Nov 02, 1899
Date of Death: Apr 12, 1938
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Trenton, NJ
John Maxwell
Fireman Second Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Jun 26, 1874 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Nov 13, 1931
Buried At: Friends Cemetery - Westbury, NY
James Meredith
AKA: Patrick F. Ford, Jr.
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Apr 11, 1872 at Omaha, NE
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Aug 15, 1899
Date of Death: Jan 18, 1915
Buried At: St. Mary's Cemetery - South Omaha, NE
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
William Oakley
Gunner's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Aug 25, 1860 at Colchester, England
Entered Service: New York
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Anton Olsen
Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Jul 13, 1873 at Oslo, Norway
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Nov 02, 1899
Date of Death: Jun 23, 1924
Buried At: Cypress Hills National Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
Henry Peter Russell
Landsman, U.S. Navy
Born: Jun 10, 1878 at Quebec, Canada
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Dec 01, 1956
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Edward Sullivan
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: May 16, 1870 at Cork, Ireland
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Mar 11, 1955
Buried At: Prospect Hill Cemetery - Oxbridge, MA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Albert Vadas
AKA: Albert Wadas
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Mar 26, 1877 at Austria-Hungary
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Oct 03, 1946
Buried At: Weehawken Cemetery - North Bergen, NJ
Walter Scott West
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Mar 13, 1872 at Bradford, NH
Entered Service: New Hampshire
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Sep 14, 1943
Buried At: Forest Hill Cemetery - Boston, MA
Julius August Robert Wilke
Boatswain's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: Nov 14, 1860 at Germany
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Frank Williams
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: Oct 19, 1871 at Danzig, Germany
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on Jul 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
U.S.S. Nashville
Benjamin Franklin Baker
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: March 12, 1862 at Dennis Port, MA
Entered Service: Unknown
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: May 19, 1927
Buried At: Old Swan Lake Cemetery - Dennisport, MA
David Duffy Barrow
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: July 22, 1876 at Reelsboro, NC
Entered Service: Norfolk, VA
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: December 06, 1948
Buried At: Evergreen Memorial - Portsmouth, VA
Albert Beyer
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: June 13, 1859 at Hanover, Germany
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: October 29, 1929
Buried At: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Philadelphia, PA
Robert Blume
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: November 19, 1868 at Pittsburgh, PA
Entered Service: New Jersey
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: September 16, 1937
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
George Washington Bright
Coal Passer, U.S. Navy
Born: December 27, 1874 at Norfolk, VA
Entered Service: Virginia
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: March 20, 1949
Buried At: Blanford Cemetery - Petersburg, VA
Austin Joseph Durney
Blacksmith, U.S. Navy
Born: November 26, 1867 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Woodland, MD
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: November 17, 1926
Buried At: St. Joseph's R.C. Cemetery - Cordova, MD
John Eglit
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: October 17, 1874 at Finland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Oscar Wadsworth Field
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: October 06, 1873 at Jersey City, NJ
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: January 05, 1912
Buried At: Dayton National Cemetery - Dayton, OH
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Joseph John Franklin
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: June 18, 1870 at Buffalo, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: April 28, 1940
Buried At: Cypress Hills Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
Philip Gaughan
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: March 17, 1865 at Belmullet, Ireland
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: December 31, 1913
Buried At: Holy Cross Cemetery - Yeadon, PA
Michael Gibbons
Oiler, U.S. Navy
Born: November 15, 1866 at Ireland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Frank Hill
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: August 13, 1864 at Hartford, CT
Entered Service: Connecticut
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on August 15, 1899
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Thomas Hoban
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: September 11, 1872 at New York, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Johan J. Johansson
Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: May 12, 1870 at Sweden
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: December 04, 1948
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Michael Kearney
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: October 04, 1874 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: October 31, 1937
Buried At: Holy Cross Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
Ernest Krause
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: July 03, 1866 at Lubeck, Germany
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
William Meyer
Carpenter's Mate Third Class, U.S. Navy
Born: June 22, 1863 at Germany
Entered Service: Illinois
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: September 06, 1926
Buried At: Forest Home Cemetery - Chicago, IL
Willard D. Miller
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: June 05, 1877 at Noel Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: February 19, 1959
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Harry Herbert Miller
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: May 04, 1879 at Noel Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: March 12, 1968
Buried At: Central Cemetery - Tres De Rios, Costa Rica
Lauritz Nelson
Sailmaker's Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: March 26, 1860 at Norway
Entered Service: Unknown
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: September 19, 1941
Buried At: Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, NY
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Pomeroy Parker
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: March 17, 1874 at Gates, NC
Entered Service: North Carolina
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: December 30, 1946
Buried At: Roxobel-Kelford Cemetery - Bertie County, NC
John Phillip Riley
Landsman, U.S. Navy
Born: January 22, 1877 at Allentown, PA
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: November 16, 1950
Buried At: Greenlawn Cemetery - Salem, MA
Joseph Francis Scott
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: June 04, 1866 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Cambridge, MA
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: February 28, 1941
Buried At: Cambridge Cemetery - Cambridge, MA
Gustav Adolf Sundquist
Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: June 04, 1879 at Sweden
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: August 25, 1918 (At sea aboard the USS Alliance)
Buried At: Body not recovered
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Hudson Van Etten
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: May 17, 1874 at Port Jervis, NY
Entered Service: New Jersey
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: October 27, 1941
Buried At: Prospect Cemetery - Greenland, NH
Robert Volz
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: January 31, 1875 at San Francisco, CA
Entered Service: Virginia
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cienfuegos, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Nashville
Presentation: Presented on July 07, 1899 - G.O. 521
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
On the same day as the cable cutting mission in the south of Cuba, along the Northern coastline a
group of American warships entered the harbor at Cardenas. The US Torpedo Boat Winslow made
a reconnaissance of the harbor when it was taken under fire by the shore batteries. In a desperate
withdrawal, the Winslow's steam and hand steering gear was shot away. Chief Machinist Hans
Johnsen noted the rapidly escaping steam and, despite the very real danger of a horrible death from
its intense heat, struggled to shut off and contain the escaping steam.
On deck, the 25 men of the Winslow did their best to return fire and also control their now
floundering torpedo boat. Chief Gunner's Mate George Brady alternated between keeping his guns
firing and risking his life to attempt to repair the steering gear. Below deck, Chief Machinist
Thomas Cooney braved the menace wrought by enemy fire to extinguish the fires near the boiler to
keep the tubes from burning out.
U.S. Torpedo Boat Winslow
George F. Brady
Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: September 07, 1867 at Ireland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cardenas, Cuba
Unit: US Torpedo Boat Winslow
Presentation: Presented on September 03, 1898 - G.O. 497
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Thomas C. Cooney
Chief Machinist, U.S. Navy
Born: July 18, 1853 at Westport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Entered Service: New Jersey
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cardenas, Cuba
Unit: US Torpedo Boat Winslow
Presentation: Presented on September 03, 1898 - G.O. 497
Date of Death: January 08, 1907
Buried At: US Naval Academy Cemetery - Annapolis, MD
Hans Johnsen
Chief Machinist, U.S. Navy
Born: January 03, 1865 at Sandnes, Norway
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 11, 1898 - Cardenas, Cuba
Unit: US Torpedo Boat Winslow
Presentation: Presented on September 03, 1898 - G.O. 497
Date of Death: June 17, 1920
Buried At: Bayview Cemetery - Jersey City, NJ
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Non-Combat Heroism
Boiler explosions aboard ship, whether caused by enemy fire or as a result of human error or
structural problems, posed great threat for potential disaster. Escaping steam and hot burning
coals made the work of containing boiler fires personally dangerous to individual sailors.
In two separate boiler incidents on two different ships of the American fleet tested the courage of
the brave sailors. The perils they faced to save their ships were every bit as great as the dangers of
armed combat. In these non-combat situations, the following five sailors received Medals of Honor
for efforts to contain fires as a result of boiler explosions, thereby saving their ships.
U.S.S. Concord
William Adolphus Crouse
Watertender, U.S. Navy
Born: October 22, 1866 at Tannettsburg, PA
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 21, 1898 - off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands
Unit: U.S.S. Concord
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: June 27, 1941
Buried At: Arlington Cemetery - Drexel Hill, PA
John Walter Ehle
Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: May 11, 1873 at Kearney, NE
Entered Service: Nebraska
Date/Place of Action: May 21, 1898 - off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands
Unit: U.S.S. Concord
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: July 25, 1927
Buried At: St. Mary's Cemetery - Oakland, CA
James Lott Hull
Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: November 17, 1873 at Patoka, IL
Entered Service: Illinois
Date/Place of Action: May 21, 1898 - off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands
Unit: U.S.S. Concord
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: July 25, 1928
Buried At: Haven Hill Cemetery - Olney, IL
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U.S.S. Vixen
Peter Johnson
Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: December 29, 1857 at Sumerland, England
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 28, 1898 - At Sea
Unit: U.S.S. Vixen
Presentation: Presented on August 27, 1904 - G.O. 167
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
George Mahoney
Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: January 15, 1865 at Worcester, MA
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: May 28, 1898 - At Sea
Unit: U.S.S. Vixen
Presentation: Presented on August 27, 1904 - G.O. 167
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
Sinking The Merrimac
For weeks the U.S. Navy searched for the Spanish
squadron assigned to patrol the Caribbean waters in an
near Cuba. When at last the ships under Rear Admiral
Pascual Cervera y Topete were located, they were at
anchor inside the narrow harbor at Santiago.
A daring plan was devised to trap the enemy squadron.
That plot involved sailing the old collier Merrimac into the
mouth of the harbor, where it would be scuttled by
strategically placed explosive charges to block the entrance
to the harbor and trap Cervera and his squadron.
The plan was a dangerous one, sailing the unreliable old
vessel, rigged with explosive, directly under the enemy guns
high above on the Morro Castle, and directly into Cervera's
lair. Seven volunteers under Lieutenant Richmond Hobson
attempted this task in the early morning darkness of May
3rd.
Their mission was largely unsuccessful and all eight men very subsequently captured, but their
heroic efforts became legendary among friend and foe. Upon taking the men prisoner, Admiral
Cervera himself greeted them with one word..."Valiente".
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U.S.S. Merrimac
George Charette
Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: June 06, 1867 at Lowell, MA
Entered Service: Lowell, MA
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. New York
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: February 07, 1938
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Claus Kristian Randolph Clausen
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: December 09, 1869 at St. Albans, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. New York
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: December 23, 1958
Buried At: US Columbarium - Middle Village, NY
Osborn Warren Deignan
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: February 24, 1877 at Stuart, IA
Entered Service: Iowa
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Merrimac
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: April 16, 1916
Buried At: Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale, CA
Francis Kelly
Watertender, U.S. Navy
Born: July 05, 1860 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Merrimac
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: May 19, 1938
Buried At: Sandymount Cemetery - Glasgow, Scotland
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Daniel Montague
Chief Master At Arms, U.S. Navy
Born: October 22, 1867 at Wicklow, Ireland
Entered Service: Unknown
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. New York
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: February 04, 1912
Buried At: US Naval Academy Cemetery - Annapolis, MD
John Edward Murphy
Coxswain, U.S. Navy
Born: May 03, 1869 at Ireland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Iowa
Presentation: Presented on November 02, 1899
Date of Death: April 09, 1941
Buried At: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
George Frederick Phillips
Machinist First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: March 08, 1862 at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Entered Service: Galveston, TX
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Merrimac
Presentation: June 04, 1904
Date of Death: Presented on November 02, 1899
Buried At: Fernhill Cemetery - St. John, NB, Canada
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Born: August 17, 1870 at Greensboro, AL
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: June 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Merrimack
Presentation: Presented By President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 29, 1933
Date of Death: March 16, 1937
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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The Ground War
The ground war began on June 10th when 623 Marines
under Colonel Robert Huntington landed at Guantanamo
Bay in Cuba.
Moving quickly inland, the Marines
established their first position overlooking the bay at Camp
McCalla.
Though the landing and first 24 hours at Cuba was without
resistance, the lull was broken by two days of violent attacks
and hidden ambush launched against the newly arrived
Marine.
On June 14th the Huntington's Marines went on the
offensive, working their way towards the Cuzco Well, where
the first major ground battle of the Spanish-American War
was bitterly fought. Two Marines earned Medals of Honor
in what would be the last ground action for the
Leathernecks. Their decisive victory at Cuzco convinced
the Spanish Commanders to pull their forces back to the
city rather than risk annihilation.
John Fitzgerald
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: March 17, 1873 at Limerick, Ireland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: June 14, 1898 - Cuzco, Cuba
Unit: Colonel Huntington's 1st Marine Battalion
Presentation: Presented on December 08, 1944 - G.O. 90
Date of Death: April 19, 1948
Buried At: Holy Cross Cemetery - Brooklyn, NY
John Henry Quick
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: June 20, 1870 at Charleston, WV
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: June 14, 1898 - Cuzco, Cuba
Unit: Colonel Huntington's 1st Marine Battalion
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: September 09, 1922
Buried At: Memorial Park Cemetery - St. Louis, MO
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U.S. Army Engagements In Cuba
On June 22nd the first soldiers of General Rufus
Shafter's Fifth Corps began landing at Siboney, west of
the Marine position at Guantanamo Bay. Over the
following days American soldiers continued to make their
way from their transports to the shore, set up their
bivouacs, and move inland towards the city of Santiago.
Two days after the initial landing, elements of the First
Brigade (which included the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry,
the Rough Riders), engaged the Spanish forces in the first
major battle of the US Army in Cuba. At Las Guasimas
these soldiers under General Henry War Lawton, who
had earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War,
faced a superior enemy force in fortified positions.
Despite heavy casualties, the Americans pressed the
attack driving forward towards their goal, Santiago.
James Robb Church
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
Born: 1866 at Chicago, IL
Entered Service: Washington, DC
Date/Place of Action: June 24, 1898 - Las Guasimas, Cuba
Unit: 1st US Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Theodore Roosevelt on January 10, 1906
Date of Death: May 18, 1923
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Despite the arrival of US Army troops, much work remained for the Naval force, which patrolled
the waters around Cuba and engaged enemy ships as they were encountered.
Frederick Muller
Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: March 29, 1861 at Copenhagen, Denmark
Entered Service: Massachusetts
Date/Place of Action: June 30, 1898 - Manzanillo, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Wompatuck
Presentation: Presented on April 30, 1901 - G.O. 45
Date of Death: June 09, 1946
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Rescue at Tayacoba
On June 30th a reconnaissance party was sent ashore at Tayacoba, Cuba and was promptly
surrounded, ambushed, and all avenues of retreat to their ship blocked. Under cover of
darkness that night, four men of the 10th Cavalry voluntarily went ashore to rescue the
beleaguered force after four rescue missions by Cuban forces had failed during the day.
Dennis Bell
Private, U.S. Army
Born: December 28, 1866 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: Washington, DC
Date/Place of Action: June 30, 1898 - Tayabacoa, Cuba
Unit: Troop H, 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on June 23, 1899
Date of Death: September 25, 1953
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Fitz Lee
Private, U.S. Army
Born: June, 1866 at Dinwiddie County, VA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: June 30, 1898 - Tayabacoa, Cuba
Unit: Troop M, 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on June 23, 1899
Date of Death: September 14, 1899
Buried At: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery - Leavenworth, KS
William H. Thompkins
Private, U.S. Army
Born: October 03, 1872 at Paterson, NJ
Entered Service: Paterson, NJ
Date/Place of Action: June 30, 1898 - Tayabacoa, Cuba
Unit: Troop G, 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on June 23, 1899
Date of Death: September 24, 1916
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
George Henry Wanton
Private, U.S. Army
Born: May 15, 1868 at Paterson, NJ
Entered Service: Paterson, NJ
Date/Place of Action: June 30, 1898 - Tayabacoa, Cuba
Unit: Troop M, 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on June 23, 1899
Date of Death: November 27, 1940
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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The Battle for Santiago de Cuba
By July 1st Shafter's Fifth Corps had moved steadily
northwest towards Santiago, and was poised for what would
become the decisive land battle of the Spanish-American
War.
On the morning of July 1st General Shafter sent his 2nd
Division north to attack El Caney, while the remainder of his
Corps attacked the heights overlooking Santiago, two small
hills outside the city of San Juan.
El Caney
As General Lawton's troops moved towards El Caney in
the pre-dawn hour of July 1st, their progress was
hampered by constant and deadly sniper fire, enemy
soldiers in trenched positions, and fences and barricades.
The garrison at El Caney was heavily defended by
Spanish soldiers well-entrenched is six heavy timber
blockhouses and a fortified stone church. At 10 A.M. the
17th Infantry was ordered to attack the high ground, and
rushed forward under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Haskell. Ahead of his men and only four hundred
yards from the Spanish lines, Colonel Haskell fell
mortally wounded. Two officers and five enlisted men
from Company C of the 17th Infantry earned Medals of
Honor for their subsequent efforts to recover the body of
their leader.
In other actions that day, two men from Company D, 17th US Infantry also earned Medals of
Honor for rescuing wounded comrades far who had fallen in the front of the lines.
George Francis Berg
Private, U.S. Army
Born: December 02, 1868 at Mount Erie, IL
Entered Service: Fort Omaha, NE
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company C, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on October 17, 1927
Date of Death: November 27, 1945
Buried At: Mount Pleasant Cemetery - South Portland, ME
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Oscar Brookin
AKA: Oscar Brookins
Private, U.S. Army
Born: July 19, 1869 at Byron, WI
Entered Service: Green County, OH
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company C, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 21, 1899
Date of Death: August 18, 1938
Buried At: Sunset Cemetery - Galloway, OH
Ulysses G. Buzzard
Private, U.S. Army
Born: January 31, 1865 at Armstrong, PA
Entered Service: Pittsburgh, PA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company C, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 24, 1899
Date of Death: August 02, 1939
Buried At: San Nicolas Cemetery - Cebu City, Philippine Islands
Thomas J. Graves
Private, U.S. Army
Born: September 29, 1866 at Milton, IN
Entered Service: Millville, IN
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company C, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: January 27, 1944
Buried At: Zion Lutheran Cemetery - Pershing, IN
Benjamin Franklin Hardaway
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: July 17, 1865 at Benleyville, KY
Entered Service: Fort Totten, Dakota Territory
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 21, 1899
Date of Death: July 09, 1955
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Spanish-American War Recipients of the Medal of Honor
Charles Duval Roberts
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: June 18, 1873 at Cheyenne Agency, Dakota Territory
Entered Service: Fort D.A. Russell, WY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 21, 1899
Date of Death: October 24, 1966
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Bruno Wende
Private, U.S. Army
Born: April 17, 1859 at Germany
Entered Service: Canton, OH
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company C, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: December 27, 1929
Buried At: Spring Grove Cemetery - Cincinnati, OH
Norman W. Ressler
Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: May 27, 1873 at Dalmatia, PA
Entered Service: Dalmatia, PA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company D, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on August 21, 1899
Date of Death: September 29, 1914
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
Warren Julius Shepherd
Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: September 28, 1871 at Cherry Tree, PA
Entered Service: Westover, PA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: Company D, 17th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on August 21, 1899
Date of Death: April 24, 1942
Buried At: Inglewood Cemetery - Inglewood, CA
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San Juan Hill
While Lawton's 2nd Division was fighting its way into El
Caney, the remainder of the Fifth Corps was battling its
way up two adjacent hills overlooking the city of Santiago.
Known as San Juan and Kettle Hills, it was a battle that
would make Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders National
heroes, though Roosevelt himself was the only Rough
Rider to earn a Medal of Honor, and even his would not
be awarded for a century.
Sixteen other members of the US Volunteers, 10th US Cavalry, and the 10th, 13th and 21
Infantry Regiments earned Medals of Honor before the day.
Edward Lee Baker
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Born: December 28, 1865 at Platte River, WY
Entered Service: Cincinnati, OH
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on July 03, 1902
Date of Death: August 26, 1913
Buried At: Rosedale Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA
Charles P. Cantrell
Private, U.S. Army
Born: February 13, 1874 at Smithville, TN
Entered Service: Nashville, TN
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Unknown
Date of Death: August 03, 1948
Buried At: Nashville National Cemetery - Nashville, TN
Andrew Johnson Cummins
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1868 at Alexandria, IN
Entered Service: Alexandria, IN
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: September 15, 1923
Buried At: Lewiston Cemetery - Lewiston, MT
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John Francis Deswan
Private, U.S. Army
Born: January 13, 1876 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: December 01, 1956
Buried At: Golden Gate National Cemetery - San Bruno, CA
Thomas M. Doherty
Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: May 11, 1869 at Mitchelstown, Ireland
Entered Service: Newcastle, ME
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: September 21, 1906
Buried At: Evergreen Cemetery - Southgate, KY
Frank Ottis Fournia
Private, U.S. Army
Born: January, 1873 at Rome, NY
Entered Service: Plattsburgh, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried At: Unknown
William G. Keller
Private, U.S. Army
Born: April 19, 1876 at Buffalo, NY
Entered Service: Buffalo, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: September 20, 1963
Buried At: Lakeview Cemetery - Cleveland, OH
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Thomas Kelly
Private, U.S. Army
Born: Ireland
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: December 17, 1920
Buried At: Post Barracks Cemetery - Plattsburg, NY
Albert Leopold Mills
Captain & Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army
Born: May 07, 1854 at New York, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: Presented on July 09, 1902
Date of Death: September 18, 1916
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
James J. Nash
Private, U.S. Army
Born: 1875 at Louisville, KY
Entered Service: Louisville, KY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: June 11, 1927
Buried At: San Antonio National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX
George Henry Nee
Private, U.S. Army
Born: March 12, 1876 at Boston, MA
Entered Service: Boston, MA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: March 04, 1952
Buried At: Forest Hills Cemetery - Boston, MA
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Herman Pfisterer
Musician, U.S. Army
Born: April 01, 1866 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company H, 21st US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: August 06, 1905
Buried At: Vancouver Barracks, Post Cemetery - Vancouver, WA
Alfred Polond
Private, U.S. Army
Born: February 29, 1872 at Lapeer, MI
Entered Service: Lapeer, MI
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company F, 10th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: March 26, 1956
Buried At: Riverside Cemetery - Kalamazoo, MI
Alexander M. Quinn
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1866 at Passaic, NJ
Entered Service: Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: Company A, 13th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 22, 1899
Date of Death: May 04, 1906
Buried At: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery - Totowa, NJ
Theodore Roosevelt
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Born: October 27, 1858 at New York, NY
Entered Service: New York
Date/Place of Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: 1st US Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Presentation: Presented To His Family At the White House
By President William J. Clinton on January 16, 2001
Date of Death: January 6, 1919
Buried At: Young's Memorial Cemetery - Oyster Bay (Long Island), NY
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Following the American victories at El Caney and San Juan Hill, sporadic fighting
continued as the US Soldiers took up positions in and around Santiago de Cuba.
Ira Clinton Welborn
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: February 13, 1874 at Mico, MS
Entered Service: Mico, MS
Date/Place of Action: July 02, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: 9th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented on June 21, 1899
Date of Death: July 13, 1956
Buried At: Biloxi National Cemetery - Biloxi, MS
The Naval Battle of Santiago
Spanish Admiral Cervera's squadron was trapped
inside Santiago Harbor by a US Naval blockade at the
harbor entrance. With US Army forces now controlling
the heights over the city and harbor, his situation was
hopeless.
On July 3rd the Spanish Admiral ordered his ships into
a single file as he made a desperate dash for safer
waters. As his ships cleared the harbor entrance, they
were met by the American warships.
The two-hour Naval Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a
key moment in history. US warships fired nearly 10,000
rounds to totally destroy all six ships of Cervera's squadron, and erase the last vestiges of a once
legendary Spanish Armada. In that action, though more than 300 Spanish sailors were killed in
heavy fighting, the US Navy suffered only one man killed in action. While valor abounded on both
sides, only one sailor earned the Medal of Honor in one of the most legendary naval battles of
world history.
Harry Lewis Macneal
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: March 22, 1879 at Philadelphia, PA
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: July 03, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Brooklyn
Presentation: Presented on August 09, 1899
Date of Death: March 13, 1950
Buried At: East Ridge Lawn Cemetery - Delawanna, NJ
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USS Iowa
Philip Bogan Keefer
Coppersmith, U.S. Navy
Born: September 04, 1875 at Washington, DC
Entered Service: Washington, DC
Date/Place of Action: July 20, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Iowa
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: January 15, 1949
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Robert Penn
Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: October 10, 1872 at City Point, VA
Entered Service: Virginia
Date/Place of Action: July 20, 1898 - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Iowa
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: June 08, 1912
Buried At: Unknown Cemetery - Philadelphia, PA
Bahia Honda, Cuba
John William Heard
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: March 27, 1860 at Woodstock, MS
Entered Service: Mississippi
Date/Place of Action: July 23, 1898 - Bahia Honda, Cuba
Unit: 3d US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented on June 21, 1899
Date of Death: February 04, 1922
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
With the Spanish-American War all but over,
little remained but mop-up operations, and
negotiations to finally end the war. Those mopup details could however, prove to be as
dangerous as combat itself. Over a dangerous
two-day period in the last week of July, crews
bent to the task of clearing mines from the
harbor at Guantanamo Bay, destroying 27 of the
deadly devices and earning four men the last
Medals of Honor of the Spanish-American War.
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Guantanamo Bay
William Henry Morin
Boatswain's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Born: May 23, 1868 at Birmingham, England
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 26 & 27, 1898 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: August 29, 1935
Buried At: St. John's Cemetery - Middle Village, NY
William Spicer
Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Born: May 28, 1864 at Liverpool, England
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 26 & 27, 1898 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: December 14, 1949
Buried At: Unknown
Axel Leohard Sundquist
Chief Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy
Born: May 26, 1867 at Finland
Entered Service: Pennsylvania
Date/Place of Action: July 26 & 27, 1898 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: December 22, 1910
Buried At: Braman Cemetery - Newport, RI
Samuel S. Triplett
Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
Born: December 18, 1869 at Cherokee, KS
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: July 26 & 27, 1898 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Unit: U.S.S. Marblehead
Presentation: Presented on December 14, 1898 - G.O. 500
Date of Death: August 25, 1957
Buried At: North Edna Cemetery - Edna, KS
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Spanish-American War
Medal of Honor Recipients
Alphabetical List
US Navy
Baker, Benjamin F.
Barrow, David Duffy
Bennett, James H
Beyer, Albert
Blume, Robert
Brady, George F.
Bright, George W.
Carter, Joseph E.
Chadwick, Leonard
Charette, George
Clausen, Claus K. R.
Cooney, Thomas C.
Crouse, William A.
Davis, John
Deignan, Osborn W.
Doran, John James
Durney, Austin J.
Eglit, John
Ehle, John Walter
Erickson, Nicholas
Foss, Herbert Louis
Gibbons, Michael
Gill, Freeman
Hart, William
Hendrickson, Henry
Hoban, Thomas
Hobson, Richmond P.
Hull, James Lott
Itrich, Franz Anton
Johanson, John Peter
Johansson, Johan J.
Johnsen, Hans
Johnson, Peter
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Keefer, Philip Bogan
Kelly, Francis
Kramer, Franz
Krause, Ernest
Levery, William
Mager, George F.
Mahoney, George
Maxwell, John
Meyer, William
Miller, Harry Herbert
Miller, Willard D.
Montague, Daniel
Morin, William Henry
Muller, Frederick
Murphy, John Edward
Nelson, Lauritz
Oakley, William
Olsen, Anton
Penn, Robert
Phillips, George F.
Riley, John Phillip
Russell, Henry Peter
Spicer, William
Sundquist, Axel L.
Sundquist, Gustav A.
Triplett, Samuel S.
Vadas, Albert
Van Etten, Hudson
Volz , Robert
Wilke, Julius August
Williams, Frank
64 Awards
Marine Corps
Campbell, Daniel J.
Field, Oscar W.
Fitzgerald, John
Franklin, Joseph John
Gaughan, Philip
Hill, Frank
Kearney, Michael
Kuchneister, Hermann
Macneal, Harry Lewis
Meredith, James
Parker, Pomeroy
Quick, John Henry
Scott, Joseph Francis
Sullivan, Edward
West, Walter Scott
15 Awards
US Army
Baker, Jr., Edward L.
Bell, Dennis
Berg, George Francis
Brookin, Oscar
Buzzard, Ulysses G.
Cantrell, Charles P.
Church, James Robb
Cummins, Andrew J.
Deswan, John Francis
Doherty, Thomas M.
Fournia, Frank Ottis
Graves, Thomas J.
Hardaway, Benjamin
Heard, John William
Keller, William G.
Kelly, Thomas
Lee, Fitz
Mills, Albert Leopold
Nash, James J.
Nee, George Henry
Pfisterer, Herman
Polond, Alfred
Quinn, Alexander M.
Ressler, Norman W.
Roberts, Charles D.
Roosevelt, Theodore
Shepherd, Warren J.
Thompkins, William
Wanton, George H.
Welborn, Ira Clinton
Wende, Bruno
31 Awards
NO Medal of Honor recipients were killed in action, however since Theodore Roosevelt's award was
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EIGHT Medal of Honor recipients were captured and spent time as Prisoners of War
JOHN DAVIS (USN), who received the Medal of Honor for the action at Cienfuegos, was the last living
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient. He died on June 9, 1970 at the age of 92.
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