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Biography
Axel Leohard Sundquist (May 26, 1867 – December 22, 1910) was a chief carpenter's mate serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography
Sundquist was born May 26, 1867 in Furland (= Finland), Russia but later immigrated to the United States. When he entered the navy he was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the U.S.S. Marblehead as a chief carpenter's mate.
He died December 22, 1910 and is buried in Braman Cemetery Newport, Rhode Island.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Chief Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 May 1867, Furland, Russia. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 500, 19 December 1898.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Sundquist took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.