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U.S. Marine Corps

Stewart, James A.

RankSergeant

Year of Action1872

Unit/CommandUSS Plymouth

HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Citation

Serving on board the USS Plymouth, Stewart jumped overboard in the harbor of Villefranche, France, 1 February 1872 and saved Midshipman Osterhaus from drowning.

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps Year of Action: 1872

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