McClenahen, Jess T

Rank: Private

Unit: A Co, 2d Cavalry

Date of birth: 1875

Campaign: Spanish American War

Died: 17 July 1898

Age at death: 22 or 23

Cause of death: Yellow fever

Location of fatality: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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Place of interment: Old Salem Cemetery in Siglerville, Pennsylvania

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Note: He stood 5’9¼” with brown eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.