Young Ensign Monaghan. His career in the U.S. Navy was to be eventful, but brief.

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This file appears in: John R. Monaghan Statue: Martyr to An Obscure War
This file appears in: John R. Monaghan Statue: Martyr to An Obscure War

By Larry Cebula
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