Henry J. Manning

Quartermaster · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

4 January 1882 · Place not recorded

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Peacetime and other actions
Home state: Connecticut
Action: Henry J. Manning, 4 January 1882

The citation

Official citation

Serving on board the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire, off Newport, R.I., 4 January 1882. Jumping overboard, Manning endeavored to rescue Jabez Smith, second class musician, from drowning.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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