Graves of three of the six Marines killed in the
Graves of three of the six Marines killed in the Battle of Camp McCalla at Guantanamo, June 14, 1898. Two pickets on outpost duty, Privates William Dumphy and James McCol were the first killed. Acting Assistant Surgeon John Blair Gibbs was killed in an evening firefight in which artillery and machine gun fire was used to defend the American encampment (BSLOC_2017_10_21)
Picture No
11971147
Media ID
45359783
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3000px x 1939px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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