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U.S. Navy
Hill, George
Hill, George
Year of Action1872
Unit/CommandUSS Kansas
Citation

Serving on board the USS Kansas, Hill displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1872

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