Osmond K. Ingram Plaque- San Diego, California
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N 32° 44.210 W 117° 12.745
11S E 480098 N 3622132
Ingram Plaza at San Diego's Liberty Station- named after the United States' first enlisted casualty of WWI and a Medal of Honor recipient.
Waymark Code: WM7BEQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2009
Views: 8
The plaque reads:
"INGRAM PLAZA
THIS PLAZA IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
OSMOND K. INGRAM
GUNNERS MATE FIRST CLASS
UNITED STATES NAVY
WHO SACRIFICED HIS LIFE
IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS
SHIP AND SHIPMATES
DURING AN ENGAGEMENT
BETWEEN THE U.S.S. CASSIN
AND A GERMAN SUBMARINE
ON OCTOBER 15, 1917
'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY
DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS'"
And from Wikipedia:
"His ship, Cassin, was attacked by the German submarine U-61 off Ireland on October 16, 1917. Gunner’s Mate First Class Ingram spotted the approaching torpedo, realized it would strike close by the ship's depth charges, thus dooming the ship, and rushed to jettison the ammunition. He was blown overboard when the torpedo struck, thus becoming the United States' first enlisted man killed in action in World War I as he attempted to save his ship and shipmates. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on that day."
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Type of memorial: Plaque
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