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NH 84020 Lieutenant George H. Wheeler, USN

Photo #: NH 84020 Lieutenant George H. Wheeler, USN
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Description: Who was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery and extraordinary heroism during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909. He then held the rank of Ship Fitter First Class. Note the Medal of Honor ribbon on the far left of his ribbon row. Photographed by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., circa 1919-1920. Courtesy of Mr. Donald K. Smith. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
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Medal of Honor citation of Lieutenant George Howard Wheeler, USN (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 93):


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


Note: Though this source gives his name as George Howard Wheeler, the "Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" and the book "Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994 -- Volume I -- Civil War to 2nd Nicaraguan Campaign" cite him as George Huber Wheeler.

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