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U.S. Navy

John Smith

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1880

Unit/CommandUSS Shenandoah

Citation

For jumping overboard from the USS Shenandoah, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1880

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George SchuttU.S. NavyConflict: Civil War

Daniel LakinU.S. NavyConflict: Civil War

James McintoshU.S. NavyConflict: Civil War

Oscar Schmidt Jr.U.S. NavyConflict: World War I

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