Peacetime and interim
Daniel Atkins
Ship's Cook · U.S. Navy
First Class, U.S. Navy
11 February 1898 · USS Cushing
Public domain. Naval Historical Center Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- USS Cushing
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Cushing, 11 February 1898. Showing gallant conduct, Atkins attempted to save the life of the late Ens. Joseph C. Breckenridge, U.S. Navy, who fell overboard at sea from that vessel on this date.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.