Albert Ralph Campbell
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Albert Ralph Campbell was an American
United States
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 Private serving in the United States Marine Corps
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 during the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...

 who received the Medal of Honor
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 for bravery.

Biography

Campbell was born April 8, 1875 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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, and after entering the Marine Corps he was sent as an private to China
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 to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.

He died December 4, 1925 and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, California
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. His grave can be found in section M, L-712.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 8 April 1875, Williamsport, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901.

Citation:

In action at Tientsin, China, 21 June 1900. During the advance on Tientsin, Campbell distinguished himself by his conduct.

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