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Hamilton Fish, Jr.
- School: Columbia College
- Class Year: 1898
- War: Spanish-American War
- Date of Death: June 24, 1898
Hamilton Fish Jr., Troop L of the Rough Riders, U.S. Army, was the first American soldier to fall in the advance against Santiago in Cuba. He died at Las Guasimas, Cuba, on June 24, 1898.
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