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Veracruz occupation
Robert Semple
Chief Gunner · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
21 April 1914 · USS Florida
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- USS Florida
The citation
Official citation
For meritorious service under fire on the occasion of the landing of the American naval forces at Vera Cruz on 21 April 1914. C.G. Semple was then attached to the U.S.S. Florida as a chief turret captain.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.