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Peacetime and interim
William Anderson
Coxswain · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
28 June 1878 · USS Powhatan
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Powhatan
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Powhatan, 28 June 1878. Acting courageously, Anderson rescued from drowning W. H. Moffatt, first class boy.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
