U.S. Navy
Cary Devall Langhorne
ConflictVeracruz Expedition
RankCommander
Year of Action1914
BirthplaceLynchburg, Virginia
Citation
For extraordinary heroism in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Surg. Langhorne carried a wounded man from the front of the Naval Academy while under heavy fire.
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