John Walter Ehle-Oakland, CA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 50.190 W 122° 14.454
10S E 566795 N 4187946
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands on May 21, 1898. He is buried in Saint Mary
Cemetery, Oakland, CA.
Waymark Code: WMY1YW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2018
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He was born on May 11, 1873 in Kearney, NE and died on July 25, 1927 in San Francisco, CA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: EHLE, JOHN WALTER
• Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Nebraska
• G.O. No.: 502 14 December 1898
• Other
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Ehle assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor_filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.
Armed Service: Navy
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