Samuel Gross | |
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![]() Capture of Fort Riviere by Donna J. Neary, Gross is the right-most Marine | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | May 9, 1891
Died | September 13, 1934 | (aged 43)
Place of burial | Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1913–1918 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | 2nd Marine Regiment |
Battles/wars | Banana Wars World War I |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Samuel Gross (originally Samuel Marguiles) (May 9, 1891 – September 13, 1934) was a Private in the United States Marine Corps, 23d Company who earned the Medal of Honor for his efforts during the United States occupation of Haiti in 1915.