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U.S. Marine Corps
Morris, John
Morris, John
Year of Action1881 - 1879
Unit/CommandUSS Lancaster
HometownNew York
Citation

For leaping overboard from the U.S. Flagship Lancaster, at Villefranche, France, 25 December 1881, and rescuing from drowning Robert Blizzard, ordinary seaman, a prisoner, who had jumped overboard.

Branch: U.S. Marine CorpsYear of Action: 1881 - 1879

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