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Recall of 1898 Hero Richmond Hobson Medal Saga
The article reviews Richmond Pearson Hobson, famed for the Merrimac daring in the Spanish American War, his later rise to national prominence, the long gap before a Medal of Honor, his naval career, prison exchange at Morro and Santiago, public adulation, decline in fame, and eventual retirement to join Congress and prohibition advocacy.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Congress
Lindberch
Boston
Thermopylae
Babihlava
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Hetson
Greetalens
Ala
Greensboro
Navy
New Orleans
United States Naval Academy
Antipolis
Cape Verde
Cuban
Cervera
United States Navy
Commonore Schley
Santiago
Schley
Sampson
New York
Hebseen
John RL Spears
Sterling
Merrimac
Vizcaya
Admiral Cervera
Morro Castle
Hobson
Admiral Sampson
Kelly
Murphy
America
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Lindbergh
Santiago Harbor
Long Beach
St. Louis
China
Dewey
Manila
Naval Affairs
Western Newspaper Union