Lewis M Fleishman (1872 - 1898)

Born 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland

Died 15 Feb 1898 at about age 26 in Havana Harbor, Cuba

Biography

Lewis was born 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was only 17 when he enlisted in the US Navy in Nov 1889 in New York. He was serving aboard the USS Maine as a seaman in 1898 when the boat exploded Feb. 15 in the Havana Harbor. Lewis was killed during the explosion.

Note: Name listed as Louis M Fleishman on enlistment papers and Navy Casualties report but Lewis M Fleishman in list of deaths

Sources

• NARA Publication Title: Weekly return of enlistments at Naval Rendezvous ("Enlistment Rendezvous"), Jan. 6, 1855-Aug. 8, 1891, NARA Publication Number: M1953, NARA Roll: 47, FHL Film Number: 2383649
• Navy Casualties: Lost and Wrecked Ships, 1801-1941, Name: Louis M Fleishman, Ship Name: MAINE, Branch of Service: US Navy
• Annual Reports of the Navy Department for the Year 1898, by the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898, https://books.google.com/books?id=UStHAQAAIAAJ
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Lewis M Fleishman (unknown–15 Feb 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 132616047, citing Havana Harbor, Havana, La Habana, Cuba

See Also

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:USS_Maine_Disaster