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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