John Mapes Adams

John Mapes Adams
John Mapes Adams portrait, 30 Jan 1921 Boston, MA The Boston Globe newspaper, page 7
Born(1871-10-11)October 11, 1871
Haverhill, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 6, 1921(1921-01-06) (aged 49)
Fort Wadsworth, New York
Place of burial
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
RankSergeant
ConflictsBoxer Rebellion
Awards Medal of Honor

John Mapes Adams (October 11, 1871 – January 6, 1921) was an American Marine who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Boxer Rebellion. His birth name was George Lawrence Day, but he served in the Marine Corps under the alias of John Mapes Adams.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.