Peacetime and interim
Charles S. Schepke
Gunner's Mate First Class · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
13 April 1904 · USS Missouri
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Missouri
The citation
Official citation
For extraordinary heroism while serving on the U.S.S. Missouri in remaining by a burning magazine and assisting to extinguish the fire, 13 April 1904.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.