b. 28/05/1864 Liverpool, England. d. 14/12/1949 Long Beach, California.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 26-27/07/1898 Caimanera, Cuba.
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York and served as a Chief Gunner’s Mate. He served in the Spanish–American War aboard the USS Marblehead (C-11).
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, MATTAPAN, MASSACHUSETTS.
LOT 2102 EXTENSION, GRAVE 2R10.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
