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U.S. Navy
Belpitt, William Henry
Belpitt, William Henry
Year of Action1884
Unit/CommandUSS Monocacy
HometownRyde
Citation

On board the USS Monocacy, Foochow, China, 7 October 1884. Jumping overboard from that vessel on the morning of this date, Belpitt sustained, until picked up, a man who had been thrown into the water by the capsizing of a canoe.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1884

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