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
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.
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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.