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Peacetime and interim
George W. Cutter
Landsman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
27 May 1872 · USS Powhatan
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- USS Powhatan
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Powhatan, Norfolk, Va., 27 May 1872. Jumping overboard on this date, Cutter aided in saving one of the crew of that vessel from drowning.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
