Francis Kelly-Glasgow, Scotland
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Don.Morfe
N 55° 51.306 W 004° 08.748
30U E 428273 N 6190546
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Santiago de Cuba on June 2, 1898. He is buried in Sandymount Cemetery, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland in Lair 142, Section M.
Waymark Code: WMXCMZ
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/27/2017
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He was born on July 5, 1860 in Boston, MA and died on May 19, 1938 in Scotland. The concrete post with the number 142 (Lair) is considered a marked grave by the Veterans Administration and therefore not eligible for a VA MOH marker. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: KELLY, FRANCIS
• Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Massachusetts
• G.O. No.: 529, 2 November 1899
• Other
Citation: In connection with the sinking of the U.S.S. Merrimac at the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, 2 June 1898. Despite heavy fire from the Spanish batteries, Kelly displayed extraordinary heroism throughout this operation.
Armed Service: Navy
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