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Medals and decorations awarded to Augustus L. Reed, African American
naval officer.
NYPL, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, Gift of
Mrs. Evelyn Waites
Augustus L. Reed's honors included U.S. Navy medals citing him for service in the
"Spanish Campaign 1898"; in "San Juan P.R. May 12 [1898]" aboard the
U.S.S. Terror and under Admiral William Sampson's command; in the "Philippine
Campaign 1899–1903"; as one of the "Spanish War Veterans
1898–1902"; and, on a medal awarded by the State of New York, for serving
"the nation with honor 1898–1899–1900." These decorations were donated
to the Library's Schomburg Center by Reed's granddaughter, Evelyn Waites, in 1992.
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EPO, 1998