As Captain of USS Constitution, Gwinn sailed on December 9, 1848 and arrived at Tripoli on January 19, 1849. While transporting U.S. ambassador Daniel Smith McCauley and his family to Egypt, McCauley's wife gave birth to a son, who was named Constitution Stewart McCauley. At Gaeta on August 1 Gwinn received on board King Ferdinand II and Pope Pius IX. This would be the first time a Pope had set foot on American territory. At Palermo on September 1, 1849, Captain Gwinn died of chronic gastritis and was buried near Lazaretto on the 9th, ending a 40-year Navy career.[2] Gwinn's body was moved to Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a few years later and remained there until 1931 when he was reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.[3]
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^. Timonier. 2002. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
"John Gwinn". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. July 18, 2023. (Unofficial website).
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john, gwinn, june, 1791, september, 1849, united, states, navy, officer, born, maryland, during, 1812, after, royal, navy, captured, frolic, 1814, later, commanded, vandalia, born, 1791, june, 1791maryland, diedseptember, 1849, 1849, aged, palermo, italyburied. John Gwinn III June 11 1791 September 1 1849 was a United States Navy officer born in Maryland During the War of 1812 he was a POW after the Royal Navy had captured Frolic in 1814 and he later commanded Vandalia 1 John GwinnBorn 1791 06 11 June 11 1791Maryland U S DiedSeptember 1 1849 1849 09 01 aged 58 Palermo ItalyBuriedArlington National CemeteryAllegiance United StatesService wbr branch United States NavyRankCaptainCommands heldFrolicVandaliaUSS ConstitutionBattles warsWar of 1812Grave at Arlington National CemeteryAs Captain of USS Constitution Gwinn sailed on December 9 1848 and arrived at Tripoli on January 19 1849 While transporting U S ambassador Daniel Smith McCauley and his family to Egypt McCauley s wife gave birth to a son who was named Constitution Stewart McCauley At Gaeta on August 1 Gwinn received on board King Ferdinand II and Pope Pius IX This would be the first time a Pope had set foot on American territory At Palermo on September 1 1849 Captain Gwinn died of chronic gastritis and was buried near Lazaretto on the 9th ending a 40 year Navy career 2 Gwinn s body was moved to Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia Pennsylvania a few years later and remained there until 1931 when he was reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia 3 References edit Commanders of the USS Constitution Timonier 2002 Archived from the original on October 11 2008 Retrieved October 19 2008 Martin 1997 pp 291 299 Burial Detail Gwinn John Section 4 Grave 2913 Interment Date 08 24 1931 ANC Explorer Arlington National Cemetery Official website Bibliography editMartin Tyrone G 1997 A Most Fortunate Ship A Narrative History of Old Ironsides Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 588 8 OCLC 243901224 External links edit John Gwinn at ArlingtonCemetery net July 18 2023 Unofficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gwinn amp oldid 1166670044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
