Background
Appleton was born August 28, 1877 in Brooklyn, New York, and after entering the United States Marine Corps in 1898 he was sent as a Corporal to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.
Appleton was born August 28, 1877 in Brooklyn, New York, and after entering the United States Marine Corps in 1898 he was sent as a Corporal to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.
On June 20, 1900 while fighting in Tientsin, China he crossed the river in a small boat while under heavy enemy fire and assisted in destroying several buildings occupied by the enemy. He died September 26, 1937 and is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New New York His grave can be found in section K/111, lot 13724/41 in the Anderson Mausoleum.