Austin Denham

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

On board the U.S.S. Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872. Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.

Rank: Seaman
Date of Issue: July 9, 1872
Conflicts: Interim 1871-1898
Organization: U.S. Navy

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