U.S. Navy
Henry Nehemiah Nickerson
ConflictVeracruz Expedition
Year of Action1914
Unit/CommandUSS Utah (BB-31)
BirthplaceEdgewood, West Virginia
Citation
On board the USS Utah, Nickerson showed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914.
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