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William Spicer (May 28, 1864 – December 14, 1949) was a gunner's mate first class serving in the
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
during the
Spanish–American War , partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (clock ...
who received the
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
for bravery. He was the great-grandfather of former White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer Sean Michael Spicer (born September 23, 1971) is a former American political aide who served as the 30th White House Press Secretary and as White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017. Spicer was communications dire ...
.


Biography

Spicer was born May 28, 1864, in
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
, and was living in New York City when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 27, 1890. He served in the Spanish–American War aboard the as a gunner's mate first class.He was later promoted to Chief Gunners Mate. On September 11, 1903 he was warranted as a boatswain and on, July 30, 1909, he was promoted to chief boatswain. He died in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 85. He is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston.


Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 28 May 1864, England. Accredited to. New York. G.O. No.: 500, 14 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, Spicer took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.


See also

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List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War ( es, Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense, ''desastre del 98'', ''Guerra Hispano-Cubana-Norteamericana'' or ''Guerra de Cuba '') was a military conflict between Spain and the United States that began in April 1898. Hostiliti ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spicer, William 1864 births 1949 deaths Military personnel from Liverpool United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients United States Navy sailors American military personnel of the Spanish–American War English emigrants to the United States English-born Medal of Honor recipients Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor