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Peacetime and interim
Henry A. Eilers
Gunner's Mate · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
17 September 1892 · USS Philadelphia
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- USS Philadelphia
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Philadelphia during the sham attack on Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., 17 September 1892. Displaying extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on this occasion, Eilers remained at his post in the magazine and stamped out the burning particles of a prematurely exploded cartridge which had blown down the chute.