Peacetime and interim
Otto Diller Schmidt
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
21 July 1905 · USS Bennington
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Nebraska
- Action
- USS Bennington
The citation
Official citation
While serving on board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.