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Boxer Rebellion

Gave his life

Harry Fisher

Private · U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

16 July 1900 · Place not recorded

Branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Harry Fisher, 16 July 1900

The citation

Official citation

Served in the presence of the enemy at the battle of Peking, China, 20 June to 16 July 1900. Assisting in the erection of barricades during the action, Fisher was killed by the heavy fire of the enemy.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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