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Veracruz occupation
Percy A. Decker
Boatswain's Mate Second Class · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
21 April 1914 · USS Florida
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Florida
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Florida during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914; for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.