"GALLANT CAPTAIN RAFFERTY DYING," San Francisco Call, Volume 85, Number 174, May 23, 1899
Captain Malcolm A. Rafferty (1861 - 1903) was a hero of the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. A Long Island City native, he returned home after the war and worked for the Barber Asphalt Company. He died of malaria in Trinidad in 1903.
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"NHS funds restoration of Captain Malcolm A. Rafferty monument in LIC," Newtown Historical Society - Queens County, NY, accessed January 29, 2023, https://www.newtownhistorical.org/