U.S. Navy
Thayer, JamesConflictNoncombat
Year of Action1879
Unit/CommandUSS Constitution
Citation
For rescuing from drowning a boy serving with him on the USS Constitution, at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 16 November 1879.
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