U.S. Navy
Charles Giddings (Gidding, Charles)
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1876
Unit/CommandUSS Plymouth
BirthplaceBangor, Maine
Citation
Serving on board the USS Plymouth, Gidding showed heroic conduct in trying to save the life of one of the crew of that ship, who had fallen overboard from aloft at the Navy Yard, New York, 26 July 1876.
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