U.S. Navy
Auer, John F.Year of Action1883
Unit/CommandUSS Lancaster
HometownNew York
Citation
On board the USS Lancaster, Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard, Auer rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.
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