Samuel Triplett-Edna, KS
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 04.164 W 095° 21.624
15S E 290155 N 4105177
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Marblehead at Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on July 26-27 1898. He is buried in Edna Cemetery, Edna KS.
Waymark Code: WMY3EE
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2018
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He was born on December 18, 1869 in Cherokee, KS and died on August 26, 1957 in Topeka, KS. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TRIPLETT, SAMUEL
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 500, 14 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, Triplett took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.
Armed Service: Navy
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