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Peacetime and interim
Michael Deneef
Captain of the Top · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
1 December 1875 · USS Swatara
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- USS Swatara
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Swatara at Para, Brazil, 1 December 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Deneef jumped overboard and rescued one of the crew of that vessel from drowning.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.