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Joseph Quick

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Joseph Quick

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
27 Jun 1969 (aged 92)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
Nain Section, Lot 773
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US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Coxswain in the United States Navy. His citation reads "For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the USS Yorktown."
US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Coxswain in the United States Navy. His citation reads "For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the USS Yorktown."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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MEDAL OF HONOR
COX USS YORKTOWN

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Dec 24, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8205067/joseph-quick: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Quick (26 Feb 1877–27 Jun 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8205067, citing The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.