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U.S. Navy
O'Neal, John
O'Neal, John
Year of Action1872
Unit/CommandUSS Kansas
Citation

Serving on board the USS Kansas, O’Neal displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by personal exertion prevented greater loss of life.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1872

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