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Peacetime and interim
Henry Simpson
First Class Fireman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
31 October 1877 · USS Essex
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Essex
The citation
Official citation
For rescuing from drowning John W. Powers, ordinary seaman on board the U.S.S. Essex, at Monrovia, Liberia, 31 October 1877.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.