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U.S. Navy

Joseph H. Davis

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1886

Unit/CommandU.S. Receiving Ship Dale,

BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Citation

On board the U.S. Receiving Ship Dale off the Wharf at Norfolk, Va., 22 January 1886. Jumping overboard from the ferryboat, Davis rescued from drowning John Norman, ordinary seaman.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1886

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