Navy Medal of Honor: Interim Period 1871-1898
 These individuals earned the Navy
Medal of Honor during the period specified. Their names are followed by
their rank and rate, if known, the date of the action and the vessel or
unit on which they served.
| U.S. Navy Recipients |
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| AHERN, WILLIAM, Watertender, U.S. Navy., USS Puritan, 1 July 1897 |
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ANDERSON, WILLIAM, Coxswain, U.S. Navy., USS Powhatan, 28 June 1878 |
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ATKINS, DANIEL, Ship's Cook, First Class, U.S. Navy., USS Cushing, 11 February
1898 |
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AUER, JOHN F., Ordinary Seaman Apprentice, U.S. Navy., USS Lancaster, Marseille,
France, 20 November 1883 |
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BARRETT, EDWARD, Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Alaska at Callao
Bay, Peru, 14 September 1881 |
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BELPITT, W. H., Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy., USS Monocacy, Foochow,
China, 7 October 1884 |
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BENSON, JAMES, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Ossipee, 20 June 1872 |
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BRADLEY, ALEXANDER, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Wachusett off Cowes, 7 August
1872 |
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BUCHANAN, DAVID M., Apprentice, U.S. Navy., USS Saratoga off Battery, New
York Harbor, 15 July 1879 |
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CHANDRON, AUGUST, Seaman Apprentice, Second Class, U.S. Navy., USS Quinnebaug,
Alexandria, Egypt, 21 November 1885 |
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CONNOLLY, MICHAEL, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Halifax Harbor,
Nova Scotia, 7 August 1876 |
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COREY, WILLIAM, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Navy Yard, New York,
26 July 1876 |
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COSTELLO, JOHN, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Hartford, Philadelphia,
Pa., 16 July 1876 |
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COURTNEY, HENRY C., Seaman, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth, Washington
Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. |
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CRAMEN, THOMAS, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Portsmouth, Washington
Navy Yard, 7 February 1882 |
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CREELMAN, WILLIAM J., Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Maine, February 1897 |
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CUTTER, GEORGE W., Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Powhatan, Norfolk, Va., 27
May 1872 |
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DAVIS, JOHN, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Trenton, Toulon, France, February
1881. |
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DAVIS, JOSEPH H., Landsman, U.S. Navy., U.S. Receiving Ship Dale, Norfolk,
Va., 22 January 1886 |
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DEMPSEY, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23
January 1875 |
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DENEEF, MICHAEL, Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy., USS Swatara at Para, Brazil,
1 December 1875 |
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DENHAM, AUSTIN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua,
12 April 1872 |
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EILERS, HENRY A., Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Md., 17 September 1892 |
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ELMORE, WALTER, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Gettysburg, 1 October 1878 |
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ENRIGHT, JOHN, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18
January 1886 |
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EVERETTS, JOHN, Gunner's Mate, Third Class, U.S. Navy, USS Cushing, 11 February
1898 |
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FASSEUR, ISAAC L., Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Lackawanna, Callao,
Peru, 13 June 1884 |
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FLANNAGAN, JOHN, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Supply, 26 October 1878 |
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FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER, Quartermaster, U.S. Navy., USS Fortune off Point Zapotitlan,
Mexico, 11 May 1874 |
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GIDDING, CHARLES, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Navy Yard, New York,
26 July 1876 |
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GILLICK, MATTHEW, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Lancaster, Marseille,
France, 20 November 1883 |
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HANDRAN, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Franklin at Lisbon, Portugal, 9 January
1876 |
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HARRINGTON, DAVID, First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Tallapoosa, 21 August
1884 |
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HAYDEN, JOHN, Apprentice, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Saratoga, New York
Harbor, 15 July 1879 |
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HILL, GEORGE, Chief Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas, Greytown, Nicaragua,
12 April 1872 |
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HILL, WILLIAM L., Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Minnesota
at Newport, R.I., 22 June 1881 |
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HOLT, GEORGE, Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor,
3 July 1871 |
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HORTON, JAMES, Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy., USS Constitution, 13 February
1879 |
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JOHNSON, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua 12
April 1872 |
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JOHNSON, WILLIAM, Cooper, U.S. Navy., USS Adams, Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Calif., 14 November 1879 |
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KERSEY, THOMAS, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Navy Yard, New
York, 26 July 1876 |
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KING, HUGH, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Iroquois, Delaware River, 7
September 1871 |
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KYLE, PATRICK J., Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Quinnebaug, Port Mahon, Minorca,
13 March 1879 |
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LAKIN, THOMAS, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Narragansett, Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Calif., November 1874 |
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LAVERTY, JOHN, First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Alaska at, Callao Bay,
Peru, 14 September 1881 |
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LEJEUNE, EMILE, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Port Royal, S.C., 6 June
1876 |
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LOW, GEORGE, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Tennessee, New Orleans, La., 15 February
1881, |
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LUCY, JOHN, Second Class Boy, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Minnesota,
New York, 9 July 1876 |
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MADDIN, EDWARD, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Franklin, Lisbon, Portugal,
9 January 1876 |
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MAGEE, JOHN W., Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Tallapoosa, 21 August
1884 |
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MANNING, HENRY J., Quartermaster, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire,
off Newport, R.I., 4 January 1882 |
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MATTHEWS, JOSEPH, Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy., USS Constitution, 13 February
1879 |
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McCARTON, JOHN, Ship's Printer, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire,
near Newport, R.I, 4 January 1882 |
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MILLER, HUGH, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Quinnebaug, at Alexandria,
Egypt, 21 November 1885 |
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MILLMORE, JOHN, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Essex, Monrovia, Liberia,
31 October 1877 |
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MITCHELL, THOMAS, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Richmond, Shanghai, China, 17
November 1879 |
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MOORE, FRANCIS, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth,
Washington Navy Yard, 23 January 1882 |
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MOORE, PHILIP, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Trenton, Genoa, Italy, 21 September
1880 |
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MORSE, WILLIAM, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Shenandoah, Rio de Janeiro Brazil,
19 September 1880 |
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NOIL, JOSEPH B., Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Powhatan, Norfolk, 26 December
1872 |
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NORRIS, J. W., Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Jamestown, New York Navy Yard,
20 December 1883 |
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O'CONNER, JAMES F., Landsman, Engineer's Force, U.S. Navy., USS Jean Sands,
Norfolk Navy Yard, 15 June 1880 |
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OHMSEN, AUGUST, Master-at-Arms, U.S. Navy., USS Tallapoosa, 21 August 1884 |
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O'NEAL, JOHN, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas, Greytown, Nicaragua,
12 April 1872 |
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OSBORNE, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Juniata, Philadelphia, Pa., 21 August
1876 |
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OSEPINS, CHRISTIAN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., U.S. Tug Fortune, Hampton Roads,
Va., 7 May 1882 |
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PARKER, ALEXANDER, Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Calif., 25 July 1876 |
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PILE, RICHARD, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas, Greytown, Nicaragua,
12 April 1872 |
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REGAN, PATRICK, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Pensacola, Coquimbor, Chile,
30 July 1873 |
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ROUNING, JOHANNES, Ordinary Seaman. U.S. Navy., U.S. Tug Fortune, Hampton
Roads, Va., 7 May 1882 |
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RUSSELL, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Trenton, Genoa, Italy, 21 September
1880 |
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RYAN, RICHARD, Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Hartford, 4 March 1876 |
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SADLER, WILLIAM, Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy., USS Saratoga, off Coasters
Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881 |
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SAPP, ISACC, Seaman, Engineer's Force, U.S. Navy., USS Shenandoah, Villefranche,
15 December 1871 |
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SIMPSON, HENRY, First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Essex, Monrovia, Liberia,
31 October 1877 |
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SMITH, JAMES, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kansas, Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April
1872 |
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SMITH, JOHN, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Shenandoah, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
19 September 1880 |
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SMITH, THOMAS, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Enterprise, off Para, Brazil, 1 October
1878 |
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SULLIVAN, JAMES F., Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., Training Ship New Hampshire,
Newport, R.I., 21 April 1882 |
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SWEENEY, ROBERT (First award), Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Kearsarge,
Hampton Roads, Va., 26 October 1881 |
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SWEENEY, ROBERT (Second award), Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Jamestown,
Navy Yard New York, 20 December 1883 |
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SWEENEY, WILLIAM, Landsman, Engineer's Force, U.S. Navy., USS Jean Sands,
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 15 June 1880 |
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TAYLOR, RICHARD H., Quartermaster, U.S. Navy., USS Nipsic, Apia, Samoa,
16 March 1889 |
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THAYER, JAMES, Ship's Corporal U.S. Navy., USS Constitution, Navy Yard,
Norfolk, Va., 16 November 1879 |
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THOMPSON, HENRY, Seaman, U.S. Navy, Mare Island, Calif., 27 June 1878 |
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THORNTON, MICHAEL, Seaman, U.S. Navy., U.S. Tug Leyden, near Boston, Mass.,
26 August 1881 |
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TOBIN, PAUL, Landsman, U.S. Navy., USS Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July
1871 |
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TROUT, JAMES M., Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy., USS Frolic, Montevideo,
20 April 1877 |
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TROY, JEREMIAH, Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship New
Hampshire, Newport, R.I., 21 April 1882 |
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TURVELIN, ALEXANDER HAURE, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Trenton, Toulon, France,
February 1881 |
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WEISBOGEL, ALBERT (First award), Captain of the Mizzen Top, U.S. Navy.,
USS Benicia, 11 January 1874. |
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WEISBOGEL, ALBERT (Second award), Captain of the Mizzen Top, U.S. Navy.,
USS Plymouth, 27 April 1876 |
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WEISSEL, ADAM, Ship's Cook, U.S. Navy., U.S. Training Ship Minnesota, Newport,
R.l., 26 August 1881 |
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WILLIAMS, ANTONIO, Seaman, U.S. Navy., USS Huron, 24 November 1877 |
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WILLIAMS, HENRY, Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy., USS Constitution, 13 February
1879 |
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WILLIAMS, LOUIS (First award), Captain of the Hold, U.S. Navy., USS Lackawanna,
Honolulu, T.H.,16 March 1883 |
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WILLIAMS, LOUIS (Second award), Captain of the Hold, U.S. Navy., USS Lackawanna,
Callao Peru, 13 June 1884 |
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WILLIS, GEORGE, Coxswain, U.S. Navy., USS Tigress, off the coast of Greenland,
22 September 1873 |
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WILSON, AUGUST, Boilermaker, U.S. Navy., USS Puritan, 1 July 1897 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Recipients |
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| MORRIS, JOHN, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps., U.S. Flagship Lancaster,
Villefranche, France, 25 December 1881 |
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STEWART, JAMES A., Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps., USS Plymouth, Villefranche,
France, 1 February 1872 |
14 April 1997
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