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.
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