Henry C. Courtney

Seaman · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

7 February 1882 · Place not recorded

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Peacetime and other actions
Home state: Illinois
Action: Henry C. Courtney, 7 February 1882

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Courtney assisted in rescuing Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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