World War I
Ora Graves
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
23 July 1917 · USS Pittsburgh
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- World War I
- Home state
- Nebraska
- Action
- USS Pittsburgh
The citation
Official citation
For extraordinary heroism on 23 July 1917, while the U.S.S. Pittsburgh was proceeding to Buenos Aires, Argentina. A 3-inch saluting charge exploded, causing the death of C. T. Lyles, seaman. Upon the explosion, Graves was blown to the deck, but soon recovered and discovered burning waste on the deck. He put out the burning waste while the casemate was filled with clouds of smoke, knowing that there was more powder there which might explode.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
