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U.S. Navy
Miller, Hugh
Miller, Hugh
Year of Action1885
Unit/CommandUSS Quinnebaug
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation

For jumping overboard from the USS Quinnebaug, at Alexandria, Egypt, on the morning of 21 November 1885 and assisting in saving a shipmate from drowning.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1885

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