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Home Town Westerly, Rhode Island
Last Address Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Passing Mar 06, 1939
Location of Interment Riverbend Cemetery - Westerly, Rhode Island
Chain of Command USS Buffalo made four voyages to the Philippines with replacement crews for the Asiatic Fleet (24 April – 20 October 1900, 24 December 1900 – 13 May 1901, 5 June – 13 October 1902, and 17 December 1903 – 14 July 1904). All except the last, which terminated at Mare Island, began and ended at east coast ports. On her last voyage, Buffalo conveyed the 1st Torpedo Flotilla to Manila. Between 12 September and 23 November 1904 she cruised in the Pacific, returning to Mare Island.
Other Memories THE NEW YORK COMMANDERY NAVAL AND MILITARY ORDER:
Spanish-American War To date of July 1, 1908.
DUNN, HERBERT OMAR (No. 241, New York Commandery). Commander United States Navy. Services : Watch and Division Officer USS Terror during the month of April, 1898, blockading Cardenas, Cuba; captured the Spanish steamers Guido and Bolivar, and the Spanish sailing vessels Tres Hermanos, Lorenzo, Mascotta and Carlos Rosas; May 4, joined Admiral Sampson in his expedition to Porto Rico ; May 12, engaged the forts at San Juan, P. R., for three hours; returned to the coast of Cuba, and during May and June engaged in blockad- ing Havana and defending Key West; Guantanamo Bay, July 17, 1898; July and August, assisting the army at Ponce, Guanica and Porto Rico; from April 2, 1900, to March 4, 1901, Navigating Officer of the USS Buffalo; Lieutenant Commander, July I, 1900.
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Distinguished Service Medal, Military Order of St. Benedict of Aviz in Portugal, China's Military order of the Dragon, Order of the Spanish-American War, and the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan.