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Triplett, Samuel S.
Triplett, Samuel S.
RankChief Gunner
Year of Action1898
Unit/CommandUSS Marblehead (C-11)
HometownCherokee, Kansas
Citation

On board the USS Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Triplett took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1898

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