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Peacetime and interim
George Breeman
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Date not recorded · USS Kearsarge
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- USS Kearsarge
The citation
Official citation
Breeman displayed heroism in the line of his profession while serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at the time of the accidental ignition of powder charges in the forward 13-inch turret.