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U.S. Navy

Richard Wainwright Jr.

ConflictVeracruz Expedition

RankLieutenant Commander

Year of Action1914

BirthplaceWashington, D.C.

Citation

For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Lt. Wainwright was eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion; was in the fighting of both days, and exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through action. In seizing the customhouse, he encountered for many hours the heaviest and most pernicious concealed fire of the entire day, but his courage and coolness under trying conditions were marked.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Veracruz Expedition Year of Action: 1914