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Peacetime and interim
August Chandron
Seaman Apprentice · U.S. Navy
Second Class, U.S. Navy
21 November 1885 · USS Quinnebaug
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Action
- USS Quinnebaug
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Quinnebaug, Alexandria, Egypt, on the morning of 21 November 1885. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Chandron, with the aid of Hugh Miller, boatswain's mate, rescued William Evans, ordinary seaman, from drowning.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
