U.S. Navy
Joseph Quick
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1902
Unit/CommandUSS Yorktown (PG-1)
BirthplaceNew York
Citation
For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the USS Yorktown.
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