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NH 79939 Coxswain William Halford, USN

Photo #: NH 79939 Coxswain William Halford, USN
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Title: Coxswain William Halford, USN
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, published in Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 87, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907. William Halford received the Medal of Honor for his voyage in a small boat from Ocean Island to Hawaii to obtain assistance for the marooned crew of USS Saginaw, which had been wrecked on 29 October 1870. He was the sole survivor of this trip. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 79939
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