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William Anderson

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William Anderson

Birth
Sweden
Death
11 Mar 1908 (aged 55–56)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot
St Stephen Section, Range U, Grave 17
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York. He served as a Coxswain. His citation reads "On board the USS Powhatan, 28 July 1878. Acting courageously, Anderson rescued from drowning W.H. Moffatt, first class boy".
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York. He served as a Coxswain. His citation reads "On board the USS Powhatan, 28 July 1878. Acting courageously, Anderson rescued from drowning W.H. Moffatt, first class boy".

Bio by: Don Morfe

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WILLIAM ANDERSON
MEDAL OF HONOR
BM USS POWHATAN
1852 1908

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48296248/william-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for William Anderson (1852–11 Mar 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48296248, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.