First Lieutenant John Francis DeSwan (Spanish-American War) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/goldengate.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army, Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry, for actions at Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898.  De Swan was born January 13, 1876, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and joined the army from his birth city in May 1893 (claiming to be 21 because he was underage). He was discharged in December of that year, and re-enlisted in January 1896. He was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry as a private where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions. DeSwan died in 1956. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1890.
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