This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FRYER Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gUX.2ACEB/325 Message Board Post: Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful. FRYER, ELI THOMPSON Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 22 August 1878, Hightstown, N.J. Appointed from: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 177, 4 December 1915. Citation: For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. In both days' fighting at the head of his company, Captain Fryer was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Born: 1878 HIGHTSTOWN, NJ Died: 1963 Additional Information and cemetery monument photo: http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/arlington/fryer_eli.html