Medal of Honor
1898-06-14
Cuzco, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- Spanish-American War
- Unit or command
- Not documented
- Presentation date
- December 8, 1910
The Citation
Sources ↓For heroism and gallantry in action at Cuzco, Cuba, 14 June 1898.
Sources & record notes
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current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003080
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 92
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1099cc2d2ccc3bed1d0838c9b8b269ea59a51dffdf99664c98427ff4a6fb3cc7
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile does not document a unit or command; none is inferred. Private is retained as rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank Gunnery Sergeant.