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He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1895, and was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1897.
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Newt Hamill Hall
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The British Minister had initiated a charge of possible "cowardice under fire," but no concrete evidence had surfaced by any witnesses. Under his direct command, one Legation wall defense area was lost, but later retaken. This possibly caused a reaction from the British Minister making statements after the siege as to Hall"s possible laxity in command.
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On 15 June 1901, appointed Major, by brevet, to take rank from 14 August 1900.
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He was brought up on charges regarding his leadership activities during the Boxer Rebellion, where he and his men had to defend the walls of the Legation, and was exonerated by an official naval court of inquiry, which he himself requested, so as to not impede his career advancement in later years.
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March 24, 1939 (aged 66) -
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