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John R. Monaghan : ウィキペディア英語版 | John R. Monaghan
Ensign John R. Monaghan (26 March 1873 – 1 April 1899) was an officer in the United States Navy. ==Biography== Born in Chewelah, Washington, Monaghan was a part of the first graduating class of Gonzaga University, and ultimately graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1895. For the next two years, as a Passed Midshipman, he served in the cruiser , flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Station. Promoted to the rank of Ensign in July 1897, he was next assigned to the monitor and gunboat , both of which operated along the West Coast of the Americas. In July 1898, during the Spanish–American War, he became an officer of the cruiser , which was then the Pacific Station's flagship. In March 1899 Ensign Monaghan, onboard ''Philadelphia'', was sent to the troubled Samoan Islands. On 1 April, while serving ashore with a combined unit of British, Americans and Samoans, his force was ambushed by another group of rebel Samoans. When his unit's leader, Lieutenant Philip Lansdale, was wounded, Ensign Monaghan seized a rifle and attempted to rescue the injured officer. The official report of the action stated: "The men were not in sufficient numbers to hold out any longer, and they were forced along by a fire which it was impossible to withstand. Ensign Monaghan did stand. He stood steadfast by his wounded superior and friend—one rifle against many, one brave man against a score. ... He knew he was doomed. He could not yield. He died in heroic performance of duty."
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