U.S. Navy
Mons Monssen
ConflictNoncombat
Ranklieutenant
Year of Action1904
Unit/CommandUSS Missouri (BB-11)
BirthplaceBergen
Citation
Serving on board the USS Missouri, for extraordinary heroism in entering a burning magazine through the scuttle and endeavoring to extinguish the fire by throwing water with his hands until a hose was passed to him, 13 April 1904.
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