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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Alexander M. Quinn

Sergeant Alexander M. Quinn, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 1, 1898 in Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Spanish-American War July 1, 1898

Sergeant Alexander M. Quinn, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 1, 1898 in Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry. Quinn was about 32 years old.

23 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 22, 1899. He later rose to the rank of Color Sergeant.

Quinn was born in 1866 in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Quinn died on May 4, 1906 in Sibonga, Cebu Island, Philippine Islands, at the age of about 40. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey.

Quinn is one of 110 Medal of Honor recipients from the Spanish-American War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Spanish–American War.

Places

  • Born: Passaic — map
  • Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1866
    Born in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
  2. July 1, 1898
    Act of valor — Santiago, Cuba
    Age about 32. Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry
  3. June 22, 1899
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 4, 1906
    Died in Sibonga, Cebu Island, Philippine Islands
    Age about 40.
  5. Resting place
    Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    Totowa, New Jersey

Biography

Alexander M. Quinn (1866 – May 4, 1906) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Spanish–American War. Quinn joined the army from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May 1889, but was discharged after only a few months of service. He rejoined the army in June 1891, and Philippine–American War. He was mortally wounded while serving in the Philippines, and died on May 4, 1906.

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Also honored for actions on July 1, 1898

EB Edward Lee Baker Jr. Sergeant Major · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 GB George Francis Berg Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 OB Oscar Brookin Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 UB Ulysses G. Buzzard Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 Charles P. Cantrell Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 AC Andrew Johnson Cummins Sergeant · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 JD John Francis Deswan Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 TD Thomas M. Doherty Corporal · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 FF Frank Ottis Fournia Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 TG Thomas J. Graves Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 BH Benjamin Franklin Hardaway First Lieutenant · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 WK William G. Keller Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898

See all 24 recipients for July 1, 1898 →

More Spanish-American War recipients from Pennsylvania

WL William Levery Apprentice First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Philip Gaughan Sergeant · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 Fitz Lee Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 HJ Hans Johnsen Chief Machinist · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 WC William Adolphus Crouse Watertender · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 HM Harry Lewis MacNeal Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.