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U.S. Navy

William Halford

ConflictNoncombat

RankLieutenant

Unit/CommandUSS Saginaw

BirthplaceGloucester

Citation

Halford was sole survivor of the boat’s crew sent to the Sandwich Islands for assistance after the wreck of the Saginaw, October 1870. Promoted to acting gunner.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat

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William DensmoreU.S. NavyConflict: Civil War

Vincent Robert CapodannoU.S. NavyConflict: Vietnam War

Elmer Charles BigelowU.S. NavyConflict: World War II

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