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Burke Hanford

Machinist First Class · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

21 and 22 June 1900 · Place not recorded

Branch
U.S. Navy
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
Ohio
Action
Burke Hanford, 21 and 22 June 1900

The citation

Official citation

Served with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China on 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. In the presence of the enemy during this period, Hanford distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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