SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAINE MEMORIAL FLAG POLE
AT FORTY MINUTES PAST NINE ON THE EVENING OF THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY 1898 THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP MAINE WAS RIPPED BY A SUDDEN AND DEVASTATING EXPLOSION, DEMOLISHING THE ENTIRE FORWARD SECTION AND SENDING THE SHIP TO THE BOTTOM OF HAVANA HARBOR. OF THE 355 OFFICERS, SAILORS AND MARINES DETACHMENT THAT COMPRISED THE SHIP'S COMPANY ONLY 95 SURVIVED. 2 OFFICERS, 230 OF THE CREW AND 28 MARINES PERISHED.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Flag Pole Memorials including Field of Flags
Access:
Cemetery
Wars Commemorated:
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
SYD WHITTLE
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