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U.S. Navy

George Huber Wheeler

ConflictNoncombat

RankLieutenant

Year of Action1909

Unit/CommandUSS Tennessee (CA-10)

BirthplaceCharleston, South Carolina

Citation

For bravery and extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909.

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