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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: February 11, 2006
Caption: William H Tompkins-Spanish-American Congressional Medal of Honor grave Marker
Additional Description: He is buried in Section WS, site 1036A. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: THOMPKINS, WILLIAM H. • Rank and organization: Private, Troop G, 10th U.S. Cavalry • Place and date: At Tayabacoa, Cuba, 30 June 1898 • Entered service at: Paterson, N.J. • Date of issue: 23 June 1899 Citation. Voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after several previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated. Note, there are 36 Medal of Honor recipients buried in San Francisco National Cemetery.
Submitted: September 5, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p397701
File Size: 0.123 Megabytes

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