IRVING HALE MEMORIAL PLAQUE
IRVING HALE GRADUATED FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 1884. IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN, HE WAS A COLONEL WITH 1ST COLORADO INFANTRY U.S. VOLUNTEERS. HIS REGIMENT LED THE ADVANCE IN CAPTURE OF MANILA AND THERE RAISED THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG. IN THE PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION HE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL U.S. VOLUNTEERS. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THIRTEEN ENGAGEMENTS, WOUNDED AT MEYCAUAYAN, AWARDED SILVER MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION AT CALUMPIT.
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Memorial Type:
War Memorial Honor Plaques (Individuals)
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION
Year Dedicated:
1932
Photograph By:
CHARLES T. HARRELL
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