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Peacetime and interim
Charles Gidding
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
26 July 1876 · USS Plymouth
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- USS Plymouth
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Gidding showed heroic conduct in trying to save the life of one of the crew of that ship, who had fallen overboard from aloft at the Navy Yard, New York, 26 July 1876.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
