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U.S. Navy
Sadler, William
Sadler, William
Year of Action1881
Unit/CommandUSS Saratoga
HometownBoston, Massachusetts
Citation

For jumping overboard from the USS Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, Frank Gallagher, second class boy, who had fallen overboard.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1881

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