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Peacetime and interim
Louis Williams
Captain of the Hold · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
16 March 1883 · USS Lackawanna
This person is recorded with 2 Medals of Honor.
Award 1 · Peacetime and interim
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- California
- Action
- USS Lackawanna
The citation
Official citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S Lackawanna, 16 March 1883, at Honolulu, T.H., and rescuing from drowning Thomas Moran, landsman.
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Award 2 · Peacetime and interim
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- California
- Action
- USS Lackawanna
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna, Williams rescued from drowning William Cruise, who had fallen overboard at Callao Peru, 13 June 1884.