My great-grandfather,
Simon Elias Routh,
in the Phillippines
during the
Spanish-American War
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At the age of 27-years, Simon enlisted in the Army on 19 September 1899. He
was in Company I of the Indiana 38th Regiment of Infantry during the Spanish-American
War. His honorable discharge on 30 June 1901 described him as 5'-11" tall with
dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair.
The war took Simon across the Pacific Ocean. During the Spanish American
War, Simon fought in at least ten significant battles in the Philippine Islands. He
was not physically wounded in these battles, but he did contract Malaria during
his service. He received a government pension for his military service.
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