Ellen May Tower
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Ellen May Tower (May 8, 1868 – December 9, 1898) was a U.S. Army nurse who died in the Spanish-American War and was the first woman to receive a military funeral in Michigan. The town of Tower, Michigan, was named in her honor in 1899.
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Ellen May Tower | |
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Born | (1868-05-08)8 May 1868 Byron, Michigan, US |
Died | 9 December 1898(1898-12-09) (aged 30) |
Burial place | Byron, Michigan, US |
Occupation | U.S. Army nurse |
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