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U.S. Marine Corps

John Henry Helms

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1901

Unit/CommandUSS Chicago

BirthplaceChicago, Illinois

Citation

Serving on board the USS Chicago, for heroism in rescuing Ishi Tomizi, ship’s cook, from drowning at Montevideo, Uruguay, 10 January 1901.

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