U.S. Navy
Edward Barrett
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1881
Unit/CommandUSS Alaska
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
On board the USS Alaska at Callao Bay, Peru, 14 September 1881. Following the rupture of the stop-valve chamber, Barrett courageously hauled the fires from under the boiler of that vessel.
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