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Peacetime and interim
James A. Stewart
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
1 February 1872 · Villefranche, France
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Villefranche, France
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Stewart jumped overboard in the harbor of Villefranche, France, 1 February 1872 and saved Midshipman Osterhaus from drowning.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.