U.S. Navy
Penn, RobertYear of Action1898
Unit/CommandUSS Iowa (BB-4)
HometownCity Point, Virginia
Citation
On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.
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