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COLONEL WEBB C. HAYES MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL

COLONEL WEBB C. HAYES MEDAL OF HONOR WAR MEMORIAL
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Location: SPIEGAL GROVE-HAYES AVENUE AND BUCKLAND AVENUE

City: FREMONT

State: Ohio

Zip Code: 43420

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor War Memorials

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND WORLD WAR I

Photograph By: BILL PFINGSTEN

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

HE WAS A MAJOR 1ST OHIO CAVALRY THROUGH THE CAMPAIGNS IN CUBA AND PORTO RICO IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN 1898.
LIEUT COLONEL 31ST U.S. INFANTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES 1899. WOUNDED AND HORSE KILLED IN ASSAULT ON SAN JUAN, CUBA 1898. AWARDED CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR BY DIRECTION OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT “FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY AT VIGAN, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DEC 4, 1899.
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