David John Scannell (March 30, 1875 – May 7, 1923) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Scannell enlisted in the Marine Corps from that city on February 1, 1898, and served as a private.
In Beijing (then known to Americans as Peking), China, from July 21 to August 17, 1900, he helped erect barricades despite heavy hostile fire.
[2] He died two decades later, at age 48, and was buried at Togus National Cemetery in Chelsea, Maine.
[4] His official citation reads: In the presence of the enemy during the action at Peking, China, 21 July to 17 August 1900.