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Frank Ottis Fournia

Private Frank Ottis Fournia, 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

Private Frank Ottis Fournia, 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 H, 21st U.S. Infantry. Fournia was about 25 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.

Fournia was born in January 1873 in Rome, Oneida County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Fournia died on February 28, 1912 in Rome, New York, at the age of about 39. He is buried at St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany, New York.

Fournia is one of 110 Medal of Honor recipients from the Spanish-American War and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Spanish–American War.

Places

  • Born: Rome — map
  • Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. January 1873
    Born in Rome, Oneida County, New York
  2. July 1, 1898
    Act of valor — Santiago, Cuba
    Age about 25. Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
  3. June 22, 1899
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 28, 1912
    Died in Rome, New York
    Age about 39.
  5. Resting place
    St. Agnes Cemetery
    Albany, New York

Biography

Frank Ottis Fournia (1873–1912) was a private serving in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.

From the Wikipedia article “Frank O. Fournia”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

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 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 TK Thomas Kelly Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898

See all 24 recipients for July 1, 1898 →

More Spanish-American War recipients from New York

John Davis Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JJ Johan J. Johansson Ordinary Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 OF Oscar Wadsworth Field Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 HR Henry Peter Russell Landsman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Richmond Pearson Hobson Lieutenant · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 MG Michael Gibbons Oiler · Navy 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.