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U.S. Navy
Stanley, Robert Henry
Stanley, Robert Henry
RankChief Pharmacist
Year of Action1900
Unit/CommandUSS Newark (C-1)
HometownBrooklyn, New York
Citation

For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in volunteering and carrying messages under fire at Peking, China, 12 July 1900.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1900

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