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A young sailor from Lykens wrote home to describe his first action in the Spanish-American War

Posted on May 8, 2018May 9, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Clarence Holland was 16 when he first experienced battle during the bombardment of San Juan in May 1898.

Posted in Lykens, Spanish-American WarTagged Clarence D. Holland, Coal Region, Letters, Lykens, Newspapers, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Spanish-American War, U.S. Navy, USS Iowa, Williams Valley1 Comment

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