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Veracruz occupation

Middleton Stuart Elliott

Surgeon · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

21 and 22 April 1914 · Place not recorded

Branch
U.S. Navy
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
South Carolina
Action
Middleton Stuart Elliott, 21 and 22 April 1914

The citation

Official citation

For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Surg. Elliott was eminent and conspicuous in the efficient establishment and operation of the base hospital, and in his cool judgment and courage in supervising first aid stations on the firing line and removing the wounded.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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