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Veracruz occupation

James A. Walsh

Seaman · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

21 and 22 April 1914 · USS Florida

Branch
U.S. Navy
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
New York
Action
USS Florida

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S.S. Florida; for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914.

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