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THE HONOR ROLL: Spanish-American War (1898)

The following members of the family are known to have served in the U.S. armed forces during this war. More information will be added to each soldier's entry when time allows. Those men whose names are in red died in the war.

Evidence is more than welcome if you know of other Parmelees, not listed below, who participated in this conflict. Pictures of these men would be greatly appreciated.

  • Albert E. 1877- ?
    corporal; of Omaha, Nebr.
    [1-0832] (Edward Anson, Daniel Stevens, William, Dan, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Co. L, 2nd Nebraska Infantry. He filed for a pension Dec. 12, 1926.
  • Arthur Hugh 1874-aft 1917
    private/lance corporal; of Alexandria, Nebr.
    [08-0612] (Leander Burton, Timothy Truman, Timothy, Mark, Job, John, John)
    Co. G, 1st Nebraska Infantry. He filed for a pension March 24, 1913. Brother of Guy Martin. An Oklahoma City elementary school is named for him.
  • Bert B. 1877-1966
    private; of Rochester, N.Y., and Manila, Philippines
    [02-0271] (Clifford, Aaron Baldwin, Bela, Reuben, John, John, John, John)
    Volunteer medical corpsman of the U.S. Army of Occupation in the Philippines. While an intern at Walter Reed Hospital, he helped treat Theodore Roosevelt when he was injured in a train accident. Acting superintendent of San Lazaro Hospital in Manila and was instrumental in getting the U.S. government to purchase Culion Island to be used as a leper colony. He is the patriarch of the Philippine branch of the family.
  • Charles A.
    private; of Santa Fe, N.M
    unplaced
    Co. F, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry "Roughriders"; enrolled June 28, 1898, at Santa Fe, mustered out Sept. 15, 1898, at Camp Wikoff, Long Island, N.Y., under Capt. Maximilian Luna. See his muster-out roll.
  • Charles Everett 1878-1898
    private/corporal; of Mount Vernon, Ill, and St. Louis, Mo.
    [03-1015] (Benjamin Franklin, Moses Edwards, Moses, Oliver, Jonathan, Joshua, John, John)
    Co. A, 1st Missouri Infantry. Buried at Bellfountain Cemetery, St. Louis. His mother, Annie, filed for his pension July 7, 1899.
  • Cleon A. 1876-1934
    private; of New Haven, Conn.
    [01-2792] (Albert Judson, Albert, Adin, Abner, Nehemiah, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Mustered in June 29, 1898, at Niactic for two years' service. 1st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Artillery under Capt. Barlow S. Houce. Ordered to Puerto Rico on Aug. 4, 1898, but call was abandoned. Mustered out at New Haven on Oct. 25, 1898.
  • Edward S.
    private
    unplaced
    Co. A., 1st Vermont Infantry.
  • Ernest S.
    private
    unplaced
    Co. I, 1st Florida Infantry.
  • George
    private/corporal
    unplaced
    Co. L, 203rd New York Infantry.
  • George H. 1872-1944
    private; of Romeo, Mich.
    [3-338] (George H., Lucius, Heman, Amos, Amos, David, Joshua, John, John)
    Co. I, musician, 31st Michigan Infantry.
  • Guy Martin 1878- ?
    private; of Alexandria, Nebr., and Seattle and Walla Wall, Wash.
    [08-0614] (Leander Burton, Timothy Truman, Timothy, Mark, Job, John, John)
    Co. I, 1st Washington Infantry. Brother of Arthur Hugh.
  • Herbert S.
    private; of Florida.
    unplaced
    Co. I, 1st Florida Infantry. Filed for a pension March 24, 1900.
  • James W. 1866- ?
    private; of Florida.
    [07-0407] (Marcus "Mark" Hulbut, James Clark, James Beecher, Noah, Noah, Stephen, John, John)
    Co. E, 158th Indiana Infantry. Filed for a pension Aug. 23, 1907.
  • Orrin S. 1875-ca1935
    corporal; of Kalamazoo, Mich.
    [13-3122] (Lyman, ? )
    Co. C, 32nd Michigan Infantry. Filed for a pension Sept. 5, 1919; his widow, Verna, filed for one Aug. 3, 1932.

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