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1898

Spanish-American War: Medal of Honor Recipients

110 Medals of Honor were awarded for the Spanish-American War (1898), 1 of them posthumously.

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In roughly four months of fighting in 1898, the United States defeated Spain in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Many naval awards went to sailors and Marines who cut undersea telegraph cables under heavy fire off Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898, to isolate the Spanish garrison.

Theodore Roosevelt, who led the “Rough Riders” up Kettle Hill outside Santiago, received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2001, making him the only U.S. president to hold the award.

By service branch

U.S. Navy64
U.S. Army31
U.S. Marine Corps15

Medals by month of action

Top states (credited to)

New York31
Massachusetts18
Pennsylvania15
New Jersey6
Virginia4
Ohio3
District of Columbia3
Nebraska2

Days with the most recipients

All recipients

110 total, A–Z by last name
Benjamin F. Baker Coxswain · Navy May 11, 1898 EB Edward Lee Baker Jr. Sergeant Major · Army July 1, 1898 DB David Duffy Barrow Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 Dennis Bell Private · Army June 30, 1898 JB James Harvey Bennett Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy May 11, 1898 GB George Francis Berg Private · Army July 1, 1898 AB Albert Beyer Coxswain · Navy May 11, 1898 RB Robert Blume Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 GB George F. Brady Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy May 11, 1898 GB George Washington Bright Coal Passer · Navy May 11, 1898 OB Oscar Brookin Private · Army July 1, 1898 UB Ulysses G. Buzzard Private · Army July 1, 1898 DC Daniel J. Campbell Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 Charles P. Cantrell Private · Army July 1, 1898 JC Joseph Edward Carter Blacksmith · Navy May 11, 1898 LC Leonard B. Chadwick Apprentice First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 George Charette Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy June 3, 1898 James Robb Church Assistant Surgeon · Army June 24, 1898 Claus Kristian randolph Clausen Coxswain · Navy June 3, 1898 TC Thomas C. Cooney Chief Machinist · Navy May 11, 1898 WC William Adolphus Crouse Watertender · Navy May 21, 1898 AC Andrew Johnson Cummins Sergeant · Army July 1, 1898 John Davis Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy May 11, 1898 Osborn Warren Deignan Coxswain · Navy June 3, 1898 JD John Francis Deswan Private · Army July 1, 1898 TD Thomas M. Doherty Corporal · Army July 1, 1898 JD John James Doran Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy May 11, 1898 Austin Joseph Durney Blacksmith · Navy May 11, 1898 JE John Eglit Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 JE John Walter Ehle Fireman First Class · Navy May 21, 1898 NE Nicholas Erickson Coxswain · Navy May 11, 1898 OF Oscar Wadsworth Field Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 John Fitzgerald Private · Marine Corps June 14, 1898 Herbert Louis Foss Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 FF Frank Ottis Fournia Private · Army July 1, 1898 Joseph John Franklin Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 Philip Gaughan Sergeant · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 MG Michael Gibbons Oiler · Navy May 11, 1898 FG Freeman Gill Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 TG Thomas J. Graves Private · Army July 1, 1898 BH Benjamin Franklin Hardaway First Lieutenant · Army July 1, 1898 WH William Hart Machinist First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 John William Heard First Lieutenant · Army July 23, 1898 HH Henry Hendrickson Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 FH Frank Hill Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 TH Thomas Hoban Coxswain · Navy May 11, 1898 Richmond Pearson Hobson Lieutenant · Navy June 3, 1898 JH James Lott Hull Fireman First Class · Navy May 21, 1898 FI Franz Anton Itrich Chief Carpenter's Mate · Navy May 1, 1898 JJ John Peter Johanson Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 JJ Johan J. Johansson Ordinary Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 HJ Hans Johnsen Chief Machinist · Navy May 11, 1898 PJ Peter Johnson Fireman First Class · Navy May 28, 1898 MK Michael Kearney Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 PK Philip Bogan Keefer Coppersmith · Navy July 20, 1898 WK William G. Keller Private · Army July 1, 1898 FK Francis Kelly Watertender · Navy June 3, 1898 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army July 1, 1898 FK Franz Kramer Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 EK Ernest Krause Coxswain · Navy May 11, 1898 HK Hermann Wilhelm Kuchneister Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 Fitz Lee Private · Army June 30, 1898 WL William Levery Apprentice First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 HM Harry Lewis MacNeal Private · Marine Corps July 3, 1898 GM George Frederick Mager Apprentice First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 GM George Mahoney Fireman First Class · Navy May 28, 1898 JM John Maxwell Fireman Second Class · Navy May 11, 1898 JM James Meredith Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 WM William Meyer Carpenter's Mate Third Class · Navy May 11, 1898 Harry Herbert Miller Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 Willard D. Miller Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 Albert Leopold Mills Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army July 1, 1898 DM Daniel Montague Chief Master-at-Arms · Navy June 3, 1898 WM William Henry Morin Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy July 26 - 27, 1898 FM Frederick Muller Mate · Navy June 30, 1898 JM John Edward Murphy Coxswain · Navy June 3, 1898 JN James J. Nash Private · Army July 1, 1898 GN George Henry Nee Private · Army July 1, 1898 LN Lauritz Nelson Sailmaker's Mate · Navy May 11, 1898 WO William Oakley Gunner's Mate Second Class · Navy May 11, 1898 AO Anton Olsen Ordinary Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 PP Pomeroy Parker Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 RP Robert Penn Fireman First Class · Navy July 20, 1898 HP Herman Pfisterer Musician · Army July 1, 1898 George Frederick Phillips Machinist First Class · Navy June 3, 1898 AP Alfred Polond Private · Army July 1, 1898 John Henry Quick Sergeant · Marine Corps June 14, 1898 AQ Alexander M. Quinn Sergeant · Army July 1, 1898 NR Norman W. Ressler Corporal · Army July 1, 1898 JR John Phillip Rilley Landsman · Navy May 11, 1898 Charles Duval Roberts Second Lieutenant · Army July 1, 1898 Theodore Roosevelt Lieutenant Colonel · Army July 1, 1898 ✦ HR Henry Peter Russell Landsman · Navy May 11, 1898 Joseph Francis Scott Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 WS Warren Julius Shepherd Corporal · Army July 1, 1898 WS William Spicer Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy July 26 - 27, 1898 ES Edward Sullivan Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 AS Axel Leohard Sundquist Chief Carpenter's Mate · Navy July 26 - 27, 1898 GS Gustav Adolf Sundquist Ordinary Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 WT William H. Thompkins Private · Army June 30, 1898 ST Samuel S. Triplett Ordinary Seaman · Navy July 26 - 27, 1898 AV Albert Vadas Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 HV Hudson van Etten Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 RV Robert Volz Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898 GW George Henry Wanton Private · Army June 30, 1898 Ira Clinton Welborn Second Lieutenant · Army July 2, 1898 BW Bruno Wende Private · Army July 1, 1898 WW Walter Scott West Private · Marine Corps May 11, 1898 JW Julius August robert Wilke Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy May 11, 1898 FW Frank Williams Seaman · Navy May 11, 1898

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