Marines

SERGEANT MAJOR
JOSEPH J. FRANKLIN, USMC (DECEASED)

 

Medal of Honor Citation

Original General Order

Born: 18 June 1870 in Buffalo, New York 

Enlisted: 2 January 1896 in Boston, Massachusetts

 

Medal of Honor awarded: 7 July 1899

Rank at time of award: Private

Separation from Service: Retired 1 August 1929

Date of Death: 28 April 1940

Burial: Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York

Spanish American War 1898 Medal of Honor

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