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U.S. Navy
John Costello
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1876
Unit/CommandUSS Hartford
BirthplaceRouses Point, New York
Citation
On board the USS Hartford, Philadelphia, Pa., 16 July 1876. Showing gallantry, Costello rescued from drowning a landsman of that vessel.
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