Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy
George Low
Details
- Also Known As: Evatt, George L.
- Rank: Seaman
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Tennessee - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: February 15, 1881
- Medal of Honor Action Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Tennessee at New Orleans, La., 15 February 1881, and sustaining, until picked up by a boat's crew, N.P. Petersen, gunner's mate, who had fallen overboard.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1847, Canada
- Died: March 2, 1912, Bronx, NY, United States
- Buried: St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, NY, United States