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Austin Denham

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Austin Denham

Birth
England
Death
3 Jun 1948 (aged 97)
Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Section B, Tier 2, Grave 38
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US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Navy as a Seaman on board the "USS Kansas." He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Greytown, Nicaragua, on April 12, 1872. His citation reads “Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life”. His Medal was awarded to him on July 9, 1872.
US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Navy as a Seaman on board the "USS Kansas." He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Greytown, Nicaragua, on April 12, 1872. His citation reads “Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life”. His Medal was awarded to him on July 9, 1872.

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  • Originally Created by: RPD2
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6792551/austin-denham: accessed ), memorial page for Austin Denham (29 Sep 1850–3 Jun 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6792551, citing Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.