Teófilo Marxuach
US Army officer (1877–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach, (July 28, 1877 – November 8, 1939), was the person who ordered the first shots fired in World War I on behalf of the United States on a German cargo liner trying to leave San Juan Bay without permission. Marxuach ordered shots from a machine gun, and from a gun in the Santa Rosa battery of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, in what are considered to be the first shots of World War I fired by the regular armed forces of the United States against any ship of the Central Powers,[1] forcing Odenwald to stop and to return to port.
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Teófilo Marxuach | |
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Born | (1877-07-28)July 28, 1877 Arroyo, Puerto Rico |
Died | November 8, 1939(1939-11-08) (aged 62) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | Spain (1900–1901) United States of America |
Service/ | Spanish Army (1900–1901) United States Army |
Years of service | 1905–1922 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | "Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry" (renamed in 1919 "The 65th Infantry") |
Battles/wars | World War I *Ordered the first shot fired in World War I on behalf of the United States |
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