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U.S. Navy
Klein, Robert
Klein, Robert
Year of Action1904
Unit/CommandUSS Raleigh (C-8)
HometownGerdonen
Citation

Serving on board the USS Raleigh, for heroism in rescuing shipmates overcome in double bottoms by fumes of turpentine, 25 January 1904.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1904

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