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.
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