Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy in New York. He served as a Ship's Printer. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the U.S. training ship New Hampshire off the Coasters Harbor Island, near Newport R.I., 4 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith, second class musician, from drowning".
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy in New York. He served as a Ship's Printer. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the U.S. training ship New Hampshire off the Coasters Harbor Island, near Newport R.I., 4 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith, second class musician, from drowning".
Bio by: Don Morfe
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