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U.S. Navy

Charles Stephen Schepke

ConflictNoncombat

RankLieutenant

Year of Action1904

Unit/CommandUSS Missouri (BB-11)

BirthplaceNew York, New York

Citation

For extraordinary heroism while serving on the USS Missouri in remaining by a burning magazine and assisting to extinguish the fire, 13 April 1904.

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