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Peacetime and interim

Johannes J. Johannessen

Chief Watertender · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

25 January 1905 · USS Iowa

Branch
U.S. Navy
Era
Peacetime and other actions
Action
USS Iowa

The citation

Official citation

Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa, for extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.

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