Spanish–American War
Robert Penn
Fireman First Class · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
20 July 1898 · USS Iowa
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- USS Iowa
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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