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Peacetime and interim
J. W. Norris
Landsman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
20 December 1883 · USS Jamestown
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Jamestown
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Jamestown, New York Navy Yard, 20 December 1883, Norris rescued from drowning A. A. George, who had fallen overboard.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.