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Fasseur, Isaac L.

U.S. Navy

Fasseur, Isaac L.

Fasseur, Isaac L.

Year of Action1884

Unit/CommandUSS Lackawanna

HometownFlushing

Citation

Serving on board the USS Lackawanna, 13 June 1884, at Callao, Peru, Fasseur rescued William Cruise, who had fallen overboard, from drowning.

Branch: U.S. Navy Year of Action: 1884

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