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SUNDQUIST, AXEL LEONARD - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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SUNDQUIST, AXEL LEONARD - Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

jasche  (View posts) Posted: 10 Jan 2007 3:01PM GMT
Classification: Military
Surnames: Sundquist
SUNDQUIST, AXEL

Rank and organization: Chief Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 May 1867, Furland, Russia. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 500, 19 December 1898. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Sundquist took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.

Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm


BURIAL INFORMATION

Location: Newport, Rhode Island
Cemetery: Braman Cemetery


Born: 1867 Finland

Died: 1910


Source, additional information and cemetery monument photo:

http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/sundq...

Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful.

* Feel free to pass this on to other appropriate resources.

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