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Peacetime and interim
Thomas Mitchell
Landsman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
17 November 1879 · Shanghai, China
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Shanghai, China
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond, Mitchell rescued from drowning, M. F. Caulan, first class boy, serving with him on the same vessel, at Shanghai, China, 17 November 1879.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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