Peacetime and interim
George Willis
Coxswain · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
22 September 1873 · USS Tigress
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- USS Tigress
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Tigress, Willis displayed gallant and meritorious conduct on the night of 22 September 1873 off the coast of Greenland.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.