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Peacetime and interim
Louis Fred Pfeifer
Private · U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps. (Served as Theis, Louis F., during first enlistment.)
31 March 1901 · USS Petrel
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Action
- USS Petrel
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Petrel; for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger for the saving of the others on the occasion of the fire on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.