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Casualty Info
Home Town Brooklyn
Last Address Las Guasimas, Cuba
Casualty Date Jun 24, 1898
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Cuba
Conflict Spanish-American War/Battle of Las Guasimas
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Description The Battle of Las Guasimas of June 24, 1898, part of the Spanish-American War, unfolded from Major General "Fighting Joe" Wheeler's attempt to storm a Spanish position in the jungles surrounding Santiago. Commanding a division that included the 1st U