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Peacetime and interim
Richard H. Taylor
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
16 March 1889 · USS Nipsic
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- USS Nipsic
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Nipsic, Taylor displayed gallantry during the hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 16 March 1889.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.