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U.S. Navy

J. W. Norris

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1883

Unit/CommandUSS Jamestown

Citation

Serving on board the USS Jamestown, New York Navy Yard, 20 December 1883, Norris rescued from drowning A. A. George, who had fallen overboard.

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