Peacetime and interim
William Halford
Coxswain · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
October 1870 · Place not recorded
Public domain. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- California
- Action
- William Halford, October 1870
The citation
Official citation
Halford was sole survivor of the boat's crew sent to the Sandwich Islands for assistance after the wreck of the Saginaw, October 1870. Promoted to acting gunner.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.