John Lucy

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Displayed heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S. Training Ship Minnesota on the occasion of the burning of Castle Garden at New York, 9 July 1876.

Rank: Second Class Boy
Conflicts: Interim 1871-1898
Organization: U.S. Navy

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