Gustav Adolf Sundqvist MOH

b. 04/06/1879 Irsta, Sweden. d. 25/08/1918 Cape Ferret, Gironne, France.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 11/05/1898 Cienfuegos, Cuba.

Gustav A Sundqvist MOH

Sundquist was born June 4, 1879, in Sweden and after immigrating to the United States he entered the Navy. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Nashville as an ordinary seaman.

After receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Spanish–American War he retired from the Navy in 1900. He rejoined the Navy in World War I and served as a chief special mechanic. Sundquist was drowned in France on August 25, 1918, and declared missing in action. He has a cenotaph in Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial (ABMC) Brookwood Surrey, England. He also has an In Memory Of Marker at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

 

MOH CITATION:

On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Sundquist displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: BODY NOT RECOVERED.

IN MEMORY OF MARKER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. SECTION 3, SITE 2502-E.

CENOTAPH AT ABMC AMERICAN CEMETERY, BROOKWOOD, WOKING, SURREY, ENGLAND. MEMORIAL SECTION K.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.