Medal of Honor
July 26, 1898–July 27, 1898
approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Gunner's Mate First Class
- 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, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.
Sources & record notes
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- William Spicer — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002686
- 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
- Chief Gunner's Mate
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 38ef535da04f2d464f30d8e8a966aa94c7a93d562fc38ff224055ffeb721da96
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