U.S. Navy
Isaac B Sapp
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1871
Unit/CommandUSS Shenandoah
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
On board the USS Shenandoah during the rescue of a shipmate at Villefranche, 15 December 1871. Jumping overboard, Sapp gallantly assisted in saving Charles Prince, seaman, from drowning.
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