A Gunner from The Oregon

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Full Text: Joseph Shantz, cousin of Charles Shantz, an employee of the Central Railroad Company, is home on a short furlough. Mr. Shantz was trainer on one of the Oregon's 13-inch guns. He is a member of the Chicago Naval Reserves. As mementos of the war he has a full set of gold buttons form Cervera's coat and a shirt worn by the Spanish admiral. He also has a first lieutenant's sword and a fuse from the first shot fired in the war. Shantz was one of the prize crew sent to take charge of Cristobal Colon. The Daily Spray, August 26, Asbury Park, N.J.
Featured Link: Local News, 1 Sep 1898, p. 3
Media Type: Newspaper
Item Types: Articles; Clippings
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Date of Publication: 1 Sep 1898
Subject(s): Military personnel
Spanish-American War, 1898
Personal Name(s): Schantz, Joseph
Local identifier: Wilmette.News.303885
Language of Item: English
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