John Adams is listed as Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/cypresshills.asp.

(Boxer Rebellion). He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for actions near Tientsin, China, July 13, 1900. His alias was George Lawrence Day, and he was stationed in China, the Philippine Islands, and Panama. Adams died in 1921.   

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Portrait of Medal of Honor recipient John Mapes Adams from a full page 30 Jan 1921 Boston, MA Globe newspaper biography written shortly after his death.

Portrait of Medal of Honor recipient John Mapes Adams

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