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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.
Medal of Honor Recipient George Low
Medal of Honor Recipient George Low
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
 

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