U.S. Navy
Ehle, John WalterYear of Action1898
Unit/CommandUSS Concord (PG-3)
HometownKearney, Nebraska
Citation
On board the USS Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Ehle assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.
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