U.S. Navy
Henry Simpson
ConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1877
Unit/CommandUSS Essex
Citation
For rescuing from drowning John W. Powers, ordinary seaman on board the USS Essex, at Monrovia, Liberia, 31 October 1877.
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