BEHNE, FREDERICK
Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 3
October 1873, Lodi, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 182,
20 March 1905. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Iowa, 25 January 1905.
Following the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D of that
vessel, Behne displayed extraordinary heroism in the resulting action.
BEHNKE, HEINRICH
Rank and organization: Seaman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 10
April 1882, Germany. Accredited to: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 182,
20 March 1905. Citation: While serving aboard the U.S.S. Iowa, Behnke
displayed extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of
the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
BJORKMAN, ERNEST H.
Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 25 April
1881, Malmo, Sweden. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 145, 26
December 1903. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Leyden, 21 January
1903, Bjorkman displayed heroism at the time of the wreck of that
vessel.
BOERS, EDWARD WILLIAM
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 March 1884,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Accredited to: Kentucky. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January
1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, 21 July 1905. Following
the explosion of a boiler of that vessel, Boers displayed extraordinary
heroism in the resulting action.
BONNEY, ROBERT EARL
Rank and organization: Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Hopkins.
Place and date: Aboard U.S.S. Hopkins, 14 February 1910. Entered
service at: Nashville, Tenn. Birth: Tennessee. Citation: While serving
on board the U.S.S. Hopkins, Bonney displayed extraordinary heroism
in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to
one of the boilers of that vessel, 14 February 1910.
BREEMAN, GEORGE
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 15 September 1880,
Passaic, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 21, 5 May 1906.
Citation: Breeman displayed heroism in the line of his profession
while serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at the time of the accidental
ignition of powder charges in the forward 13-inch turret.
BRESNAHAN, PATRICK FRANCIS
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 1 May 1872,
Peabody, Mass. Accredited to: Vermont. G.O. No.: 182, 20 March 1905.
Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa for extraordinary heroism
at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D
on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
BROCK, GEORGE F.
Rank and organization: Carpenter's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy.
Born: 18 October 1872, Cleveland, Ohio. Accredited to: California.
G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the
explosion of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
CAHEY, THOMAS
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 13 April 1870,
Bellfast, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 85, 22 March
1902. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Petrel for heroism and gallantry,
fearlessly exposing his own life to danger in saving others on the
occasion of the flre on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
CLARY, EDWARD ALVIN
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 6 May 1883,
Foxport, Ky. Accredited to: Kentucky. G.O. No.: 59, 23 March 1910.
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Hopkins for extraordinary heroism
in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to
one of the boilers of that vessel, 14 February 1910.
CLAUSEY, JOHN J.
Rank and organization: Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 16
May 1875, San Francisco, Calif. Accredited to: California. G.O.
No.: 13, 5 January 1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington
for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion
of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
CORAHORGI, DEMETRI
Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Place and
date: Aboard U.S.S. Iowa, 25 January 1905. Entered service at: New
York. Born: 3 January 1880, Trieste, Austria. G.O. No.: 182, 20
March 1905. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa for extraordinary
heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler
D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
COX, ROBERT EDWARD
Rank and organizarion: Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 22
December 1855, St. Albans, W. Va. Accredited to: West Virginia.
G.O. No.: 43, 14 April 1921. (Medal presented by President Harding.)
Citation: For extraordinary heroism on U.S.S. Missouri 13 April,
1904. While at target practice off Pensacola, Fla., an accident
occurred in the after turret of the Missouri whereby the lives of
5 officers and 28 men were lost. The ship was in imminent danger
of destruction by explosion, and the prompt action of C.G. Cox and
2 gunners' mates caused the fire to be brought under control, and
the loss of the Missouri, together with her crew, was averted.
CRONAN, WILLIE
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 23 October
1883, Chicago, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January
1906. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary
heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that
vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
DAVIS, RAYMOND E.
Rank and organization: Quartermaster Third Class U.S. Navy. Place
and date: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, 21 July i905. Entered
service at: Puget Sound, Wash. Born: 19 September 1885, Mankato,
Minn. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906. Citation: Serving on board the
U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time
of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif.,
21 July 1905.
FADDEN, HARRY D.
Rand and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 17 September
1882, Oregon. Accredited to: Washington. G.O. No.: 138, 31 July
1903. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Adams, for gallantry, rescuing
O.C. Hawthorne, landsman for training, from drowning at sea, 30
June 1903.
FLOYD, EDWARD
Rank and organization: Boilermaker, U.S. Navy. Born: 21 February
1850, Ireland. Accredited to: South Carolina. G.O. No.: 182, 20
March 1905. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa, for extraordinary
heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler
D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
FREDERICKSEN, EMIL
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. (Biography not available.)
G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Benington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the
explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July
1905.
GIRANDY, ALPHONSE
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 21 January 1868,
Guadaloupe, West Indies. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.:
85, 22 March 1902. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Petrel,
for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing his own life to danger
for the saving of others, on the occasion of the fire on board that
vessel, 31 March 1901.
GOWAN, WILLIAM HENRY
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 2 June
1884, Rye, New York. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 18, 19 March
1909. Citation: For bravery and extraordinary heroism displayed
by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909.
GRBITCH, RADE
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 24 December 1870,
Austria. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism
displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel
at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
HALLING, LUOVI
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy.
Born: 7 August 1867, Stockholm, Sweden. Accredited to: New York.
G.O. No.: 172, 4 October 1904. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Missouri, for heroism in attempting to rescue from drowning Cecil
C. Young, ordinary seaman, 15 September 1904.
HELMS, JOHN HENRY
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 16 March
1874, Chicago, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 3 5, 23 March
1901. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Chicago, for heroism
in rescuing Ishi Tomizi, ship's cook, from drowning at Montevideo,
Uruguay, 10 January 1901.
HILL, FRANK E.
Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy. Born:
31 July 1880, La Grange, Ind. Accredited to: Indiana. G.O. No.:
13, 5 January 1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for
extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of
a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
HOLTZ, AUGUST
Rank and organization: Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 12 February
1871, St. Louis, Mo. Entered service at: St. Louis, Mo. G.O. No.:
83, 4 October 1910. Citation: On board the U.S.S. North Dakota,
for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the
fire on board that vessel, 8 September 1910.
JOHANNESSEN, JOHANNES J.
Rank and organization: Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 13 May
1872, Bodo, Norway. Enlisted at: Yokohama, Japan. G.O. No.: 182,
20 March 1905. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa, for extraordinary
heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler
D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
KING, JOHN
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 7 February
1865, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 72, 6 December
1901. Second award. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Vicksburg, for
heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident
to the boilers, 29 May 1901.
SECOND MEDAL
G.O. No.: 40, 19 October 1909. Citation: Watertender, serving on
board the U.S.S. Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of
his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers
of that vessel, 13 September 1909.
KLEIN, ROBERT
Rank and organization: Chief Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born:
11 November 1884, Gerdonen, Germany. Enlisted at: Marseilles, France.
G.O. No.: 173, 6 October 1904. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Raleigh, for heroism in rescuing shipmates overcome in double bottoms
by fumes of turpentine, 25 January 1904.
LIPSCOMB, HARRY
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 2 April 1878,
Washington, D.C. Accredited to: Washington, D.C. G.O. No.: 83, 4
October 1910. Citation: On board the U.S.S. North Dakota, for extraordinary
heroism in the line of his profession during the fire on board that
vessel, 8 September 1910.
MONSSEN, MONS
Rank and organization. Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 20
January 1867, Norway. G.O. No.: 160, 26 May 1904. Citation: Serving
on board the U.S.S. Missouri, for extraordinary heroism in entering
a burning magazine through the scuttle and endeavoring to extinguish
the fire by throwing water with his hands until a hose was passed
to him, 13 April 1904.
NELSON, OSCAR FREDERICK
Rank and organization: Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy.
Born: 5 November 1881, Minneapolis, Minn. Accredited to: Minnesota.
G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the
explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July
1905.
NORDSTROM, ISIDOR
Rank and organization: Chief Boatswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 24 May
1876, Goteborg, Sweden. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 142,
4 December 1924. Citation: For gallant conduct upon the occasion
of the disastrous fire of accidentally ignited powder charges, which
occurred in the forward turret of the U.S.S. Kearsage during target
practice on 13 April 1906. Chief Boatswain Nordstrom, then chief
boatswain's mate, was among the first to enter the turret in order
to assist in bringing out the injured.
PETERS, ALEXANDER
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy.
Born: 16 November 1869, Russia. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O.
No.: 172, 4 October 1904. Citation: For heroism in attempting to
rescue from drowning Cecil C. Young, ordinary seaman, 15 September
1904, while serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri.
PFEIFER, LOUIS FRED
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Marine Corps. (Served as Theis,
Louis F., during first enlistment.) Born: 19 June 1876, Philadelphia,
Pa. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 85, 22 March 1902. Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Petrel; for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly
exposing his own life to danger for the saving of the others on
the occasion of the fire on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
QUICK, JOSEPH
Rank and organization: Coxwain, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Yokohama,
Japan, 27 April 1902. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York.
G.O. No.: 93, 7 July 1902. Citation: For heroism in rescuing Walenty
Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama,
Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.
REID, PATRICK
Rank and organization: Chief Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 17 June
1875, Dublin, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 83, 4
October 1910. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of
his profession during the fire on board the U.S.S. North Dakota
where Reid was serving, 8 September 1910.
ROBERTS, CHARLES CHURCH
Rank and organization: Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy.
Born: 6 March 1882, Newton, Mass. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O.
No.: 83, 4 October 1910. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. North
Dakota; for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession
during the fire on board that vessel, 8 September 1910.
SCHEPKE, CHARLES S.
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born:
26 December 1878, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.:
160, 26 May 1904. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while serving
on the U.S.S. Missouri in remaining by a burning magazine and assisting
to extinguish the fire, 13 April 1904.
SCHMIDT, OTTO DILLER
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 August 1884,
Blair, Nebr. Accredited to: Nebraska. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.
Citation: While serving on board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary
heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that
vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
SHACKLETTE, WILLIAM SIDNEY
Rank and organization: Hospital Steward, U.S. Navy. Born: 17 May
1880, Delaplane, Va. Accredited to: Virginia. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January
1906. Citation: For extraordinary heroism while serving on the U.S.S.
Bennington at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel
at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
SNYDER, WILLIAM E.
Rank and organization: Chief Electrician, U.S. Navy. Born: 24 February
1883, South Bethlehem, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.:
58, 2 March 1910. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Birmingham,
for extraordinary heroism, rescuing G.H. Kephart seaman, from drowning
at Hampton Roads, Va., 4 January 1910.
STANTON, THOMAS
Rank and organization: Chief Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born:
11 August 1869, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 83,
4 October 1910. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line
of his profession during the fire on board the U.S.S. North Dakota,
8 September 1910.
STUPKA, LODDIE
Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 4
March 1878, Cleveland, Ohio. Accredited to: Ohio. G.O. No.: 145,
26 December 1903. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Leyden,
for heroism at the time of the wreck of that vessel, 21 January
1903.
TEYTAND, AUGUST P.
Rank and organization: Quartermaster Third Class, U.S. Navy. Born:
6 April 1878, Santa Cruz, West Indies. Accredited to: New Jersey.
G.O. No.: 145, 26 December 1903. Citation: For heroism while serving
on board the U.S.S. Leyden at the time of the wreck of that vessel,
21 January 1903.
WALSH, MICHAEL
Rank and organization: Chief Machinist, U.S. Navy. Born: 27 July
1858, Newport, R.I. Accredited to: Rhode Island. G.O. No.: 145,
26 December 1903. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Leyden;
for heroism at the time of the wreck of that vessel, 21 January
1903.
WESTA, KARL
Rank and organization: Chief Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born:
8 April 1875, Norway. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 83, 4 October
1910. Citation: On board the U.S.S. North Dakota, for extraordinary
heroism in the line of his profession during the fire on board that
vessel, 8 September 1910.
WHEELER, GEORGE HUBER
Rank and organization: Shipfitter First Class, U.S. Navy. Born:
26 September 1881, Charleston, S.C. Accredited to: South Carolina.
G.O. No.: 18, 19 March 1909. Citation: For bravery and extraordinary
heroism displayed by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile,
20 January 1909.
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