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U.S. Navy
Tobin, Paul
Tobin, Paul
Year of Action1871
Unit/CommandUSS Plymouth
HometownPlybin
Citation

On board the USS Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Tobin, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1871

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