Teófilo Marxuach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US Army officer
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1877
Place of Birth: Arroyo, Puerto Rico, United States
Date of Death: 08-Nov-1939
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Teófilo Marxuach
- 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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