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U.S. Navy

Richard Hamilton Taylor

ConflictNoncombat

RankSchoolmaster

Year of Action1889

Unit/CommandUSS Nipsic

BirthplaceStaunton, Virginia

Citation

Serving on board the USS Nipsic, Taylor displayed gallantry during the hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 16 March 1889.

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