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Interim 1865 - 1870 - U.S. Navy

William Halford

Details
  • Rank: Coxswain (Highest Rank: Lieutenant)
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1865 - 1870
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Saginaw
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: October 1870
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Pacific Ocean
Citation

Halford was sole survivor of the boat's crew sent to the Sandwich Islands for assistance after the wreck of the Saginaw, October 1870. Promoted to acting gunner.

Medal of Honor Recipient William Halford
Medal of Honor Recipient William Halford
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: August 18, 1841, Gloucester, England
  • Died: February 17, 1919, Vallejo, CA, United States
  • Buried: Mare Island Shipyard Cemetery (MH), Vallejo, CA, United States
 

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