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Lieut Friend W. Jenkins

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Lieut Friend W. Jenkins Veteran

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Feb 1898 (aged 32)
Havana, Municipio de La Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.465076, Longitude: -80.0226295
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United States Naval Officer. A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, he was one of two officers killed in the sinking of the "USS Maine" in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. He drowned when he was unable to reach an escape hatch as the vessel quickly sank. His remains were returned to his native Pittsburgh, where they lay in state at City Hall.
United States Naval Officer. A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, he was one of two officers killed in the sinking of the "USS Maine" in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. He drowned when he was unable to reach an escape hatch as the vessel quickly sank. His remains were returned to his native Pittsburgh, where they lay in state at City Hall.

Bio by: Antonio de la Cova



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