Medal of Honor
July 26, 1898–July 27, 1898
approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Chief Carpenter's Mate
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Spanish-American War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Marblehead
The Citation
Sources ↓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.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Axel Leohard Sundquist — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002706
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 500
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Carpenter
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c08b3f4a957bba0d04c3dc887bbca662072616d1bfa91d0ef4f61cc068de8a4b
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