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William Spicer

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William Spicer

Birth
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Death
15 Dec 1949 (aged 85)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Lot 2102 Ext, Grave 2R10
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Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York and served as a Chief Gunner's Mate. His citation reads: "On board the USS Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period".
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York and served as a Chief Gunner's Mate. His citation reads: "On board the USS Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period".

Bio by: Don Morfe

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WILLIAM SPICER
CGM
US NAVY
SP AM WAR

Medal of Honor Plaque
WILLIAM F SPICER
1864 - 1949
MEDAL OF HONOR
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
CHIEF GUNNERS MATE
USS MARBLEHEAD

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Jan 5, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63781380/william-spicer: accessed ), memorial page for William Spicer (28 May 1864–15 Dec 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63781380, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.