By News staff
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- Newport plans a Memorial Day ceremony to honor a hero from the Spanish-American war whose grave was recently discovered.
The Newport Daily News reports a plaque recognizing Navy Chief Gunner's Mate George P. Brady as a Medal of Honor recipient will be set in front of his headstone at the Island Cemetery.
Brady received the award for extraordinary heroism on board the torpedo boat Winslow during a battle at Cardenas, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. The Navy says he helped save the ship after all officers were killed or disabled.
He committed suicide in 1903 on board the USS Monongahela, which had docked in Portsmouth, N.H.
The Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States located his grave in January.