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Peacetime and interim
Joseph Matthews
Captain of the Top · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
13 February 1879 · USS Constitution
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- USS Constitution
The citation
Official citation
For courageous conduct in going over the stern of the U.S.S. Constitution at sea, 13 February 1879, during a heavy gale, and cutting the fastenings of the ship's rudder chains.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.