For his actions, he was promoted to Vice admiral. In 1896 Marix married actress Grace Filkins. He died on June 11, 1919, in the U.S. See also Spanish–American War Simeon Magruder Levy, first Jewish graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1802 References External links Brody, Seymour. "Jews Who Served With Honor In The Spanish–American War." Last updated July 1, 2005. Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America from Colonial Times to 1900: A Judaica Collection Exhibit, Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Viewed June 4, 2006. Naval Historical Center Naval Historical Center. Marix, Adolph. Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps 1775-1900, Retrieved June 4, 2006 from Google cache of Apr 22, 2006. Naval Historical Center - Photo of the USS Maine Court of Inquiry, 1898. (Navy Photo #: NH 46764) Naval Historical Center - History of the USS Scorpion 1848 births 1919 deaths American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Navy admirals United States Naval Academy alumni German emigrants to the United States 19th-century German Jews Burials at Arlington National Cemetery