August P. Teytand

August P. Teytand (April 6, 1878 – March 4, 1956) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the .

After immigrating to the United States from the West Indies and joined the Navy. He served aboard several ships including and . While serving aboard Olympia he traveled to Asia and participated in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. He was a member of the crew of Leyden as well when it foundered in a heavy fog and sank. It was for his actions during the wreck of Leyden that he received the Medal of Honor. He died in 1956 and is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Early life and military Teytand was born April 6, 1878, in Santa Cruz, West Indies and after immigrating to the United States joined the Navy. He was an apprentice first class stationed aboard , a protected cruiser, when it departed Mare Island August 25, 1895, and joined the Asiatic Fleet. Olympia was designated as the flagship for the fleet upon its arrival and for the next three years Teytand cruised the Far East, visiting Japan, China, and the Philippines. On January 3, 1898 Commodore George Dewey took command of the fleet in anticipation of a pending war with Spain. The fleet waited in Hong Kong through the winter and on April 25, 1898, word was received that the United States declared war with Spain. With this news the fleet moved to Mirs Bay, China.