Teófilo Marxuach
(1877-1939)
US Army officer
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Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach, (July 28, 1877 – November 8, 1939), was the person who ordered the first shots fired in World War I on behalf of the United States on an armed German supply ship trying to force its way out of the San Juan Bay. Marxuach ordered hostile shots from a machine gun and a cannon located at the Santa Rosa battery of "El Morro" fort, in what is considered to be the first shots of World War I fired by the regular armed forces of the United States against any ship flying the colors of the Central Powers, forcing the Odenwald to stop and to return to port, where its supplies were confiscated.
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28 July 1877 Arroyo, Puerto Rico
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| Died |
8 November 1939 (aged 62) San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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