John Mapes Adams

Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

Boxer Rebellion

Awards & Decorations

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Biography

John Mapes Adams was an American Marine who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Boxer Rebellion. His birth name was George Lawrence Day, but he served in the Marine Corps under the alias of John Mapes Adams.

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Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts