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Philip
Michael
Bannon
March 12, 1872

–

June 25, 1940

Cemetery:

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Philip Bannon graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1895. He served in the Spanish-American War, during the Boxer Rebellion in China, and during the conflicts in the Caribbean and Central America through the Second Nicaraguan Campaign. After serving more than 39 years in the Marine Corps, he retired in 1928 as a Colonel of Marines.

Awards Received

  • Marine Corps Brevet Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    1st Marine (Huntington’s) Battalion

    Action Date:

    June 13, 1898
    Marine Corps Orders No. 26 (June 27, 1921)

    The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in transmitting to Second Lieutenant Philip Michael Bannon, United States Marine Corps, the Brevet Medal which is awarded in accordance with Marine Corps Order No. 26 (1921), for distinguished service in battle while serving with Company C, First Marine (Huntington’s) Battalion, at Guantanamo, Cuba, on 13 June 1898. On 10 August 1898 Second Lieutenant Bannon is appointed First Lieutenant, by brevet, to take rank from 13 June 1898.