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Spanish–American War
George Mahoney
Fireman First Class · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
28 May 1898 · USS Vixen
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- USS Vixen
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Vixen on the night of 28 May 1898. Following the explosion of the lower front manhole gasket of boiler A of that vessel, Mahoney displayed great coolness and self-possession in entering the fireroom.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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