U.S. Navy
Alexander Parker
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1876
Unit/CommandUSS Portsmouth
BirthplaceKensington, New Jersey
Citation
For gallant conduct in attempting to save a shipmate from drowning at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., on 25 July 1876.
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