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Spanish-American War - U.S. Navy

John Walter Ehle

Details
  • Rank: Fireman First Class
  • Conflict/Era: Spanish-American War
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Concord
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 21, 1898
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: off Cavite, Manila Bay, Luzon
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, P.I., 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.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Nebraska
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: May 11, 1873, Kearney, Buffalo County, NE, United States
  • Died: July 25, 1927, Presido of San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery (T-35-15), Oakland, CA, United States
 

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