Hugh King

Ordinary Seaman · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

7 September 1871 · USS Iroquois

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Peacetime and other actions
Home state: New York
Action: USS Iroquois

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S.S. Iroquois, Delaware River, 7 September 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, King rescued one of the crew of that vessel from drowning.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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