Medal of Honor Action Place: approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: May 26, 1867, Finland
Died: December 22, 1910, Culebra, on board the U.S.S. Alliance, PR, United States
Buried: Braman Cemetery, Newport, RI, United States