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Peacetime and interim
Richard Ryan
Ordinary Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
4 March 1876 · USS Hartford
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- USS Hartford
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Hartford, Ryan displayed gallant conduct in jumping overboard at Norfolk, Va., and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel, 4 March 1876.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.