Captain Frank Rumbold - Soldiers Memorial - St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 37.743 W 090° 11.995
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Memorial and display inside the Soldiers Memorial Museum.
Waymark Code: WM1867F
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2023
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County of memorial: St. Louis Independent City
Location of memorial: Chestnut St., Soldiers Memorial Museum, E section, St. Louis
Erected by: Missouri State Historical Society
Marker Text:
Captain Frank Rumbold
32ND INFANTRY, US VOLUNTEERS
St. Louisan Frank Rumbold served in the Missouri National Guard for more than five decades. He joined in 1876 at age 16 and fought in the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and World War I. During that time, Rumbold earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis and served as adjutant general of Missouri. He retired from the Missouri National Guard as a brigadier general at the age of 64.
Medal Identification text:
Silver Lifesaving medal awarded to Capt. Frank Rumbold, ca. 1901.
Rumbold received this medal for helping save 43 US soldiers, 21 Filipino boatmen and workers, 3 women, and 2 children from drowning when their boat capsized in Manila Bay during a storm.
Society of the Army of the Philippines medal of Capt. Frank Rumbold, ca. 1900.
The National Society of the Army of the Philippines was a veterans' organization that formed after the Spanish-American War. In 1914 it merged with the American Veterans of Foreign Service to form the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Spanish Campaign Medal of Capt. Frank Rumbold, ca. 1900.
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Capt. Frank Rumbold, ca. 1900.
"Frank Meeker Rumbold came to St. Louis with his family in 1868. He attended Washington University’s School of Medicine and graduated in 1884. He established his own medical practice in St. Louis, specializing in ear, nose, and throat ailments. Rumbold joined the Missouri National Guard and served as Captain of Battery A, Missouri volunteers. During the Spanish-American war he saw action in both Puerto Rico and the Philippines. During the Mexican Border Crisis of 1916, he resumed his military career as Colonel of the Missouri National Guard. With the outbreak of World War I, he answered the call to arms again as commander of the 128th Field Artillery. While overseas, Rumbold and the 128th Field Artillery saw fierce fighting during the battle of the Argonne Forest. After the war, Rumbold served as Adjutant General of Missouri from 1925 to 1927. He also received the Distinguished Service Medal for “untiring and successful efforts throughout his entire service.” This collection contains papers detailing the impressive military career of Rumbold and his command of the 128th Field Artillery. Of particular interest is his autobiography providing special detail of his service during WWI." ~ Missouri Over There