Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient. A native of England, he was issued the award on December 14, 1898 for his actions as a boatswain's mate second class assigned to the Navy cruiser USS Marblehead, on 26-27 July 1898, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He enlisted in the US Navy in November 1892 and when the Spanish-American War broke out in April 1898, he was serving on the USS Marblehead. His courage and valor displayed in the operation of removing and diffusing Spanish contact mines from the water, won him the Medal of Honor. Following the war, he was warranted to the rank of boatswain and retired from the US Navy in April 1910. He died at the age of 66. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Morin took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period."
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient. A native of England, he was issued the award on December 14, 1898 for his actions as a boatswain's mate second class assigned to the Navy cruiser USS Marblehead, on 26-27 July 1898, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He enlisted in the US Navy in November 1892 and when the Spanish-American War broke out in April 1898, he was serving on the USS Marblehead. His courage and valor displayed in the operation of removing and diffusing Spanish contact mines from the water, won him the Medal of Honor. Following the war, he was warranted to the rank of boatswain and retired from the US Navy in April 1910. He died at the age of 66. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Morin took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period."
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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MORIN
WILLIAM H.
1869 - 1935
MARY F.
1876 - 1966
MARIE MORIN WOOD
1907 - 1985
B-172
WILLIAM H MORIN
1869 1935
MEDAL OF HONOR
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
USN BOATSWAIN
USS MARBLEHEAD
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