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U.S. Marine Corps

James A. Stewart

ConflictNoncombat

RankSergeant

Year of Action1872

Unit/CommandUSS Plymouth

BirthplacePhiladelphia, 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 Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1872

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Harry HarveyU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Philippine War

James Albert GrahamU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Vietnam War

Ross Franklin GrayU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: World War II

Ambrosio GuillenU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Korean War

Christopher NugentU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Civil War

William Edward Shuck Jr.U.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Korean War

David Monroe ShoupU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: World War II

John ShiversU.S. Marine CorpsConflict: Civil War

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