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Schmidt, Otto Diller
Schmidt, Otto Diller
Year of Action1905
Unit/CommandUSS Bennington (Gunboat No. 4)
HometownBlair, Nebraska
Citation

While serving on board the USS Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1905

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