Photo #: NH 49926
Midshipman Arnold Marcus, USN (1892-1917)
Photographed taken while he was attending the U.S. Naval Academy,
circa 1909-1913.
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Marcus, then commanding the submarine
A-7, died on 25 July 1917 as a result of injuries received
in a gasoline explosion and fire on board his boat the previous
day, while she was on patrol in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands.
USS Marcus (Destroyer # 321, later DD-321) was named in
his honor.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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