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Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

Joseph Matthews

Details
  • Also Known As: Mathews, Joseph
  • Rank: Captain of the Top
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Constitution
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: February 13, 1879
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: at sea, northeast Atlantic, west of the English Channel
Citation
For courageous conduct in going over the stern of the U.S.S. Constitution at sea, 13 February 1879, during a heavy gale, and cutting the fastenings of the ship's rudder chains.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: September 7, 1879
    On board the U.S.S. Constitution at the New York Navy Yard, presented by Lt. Commander Theodore F. Jewell, executive officer
  • Born: 1849, Malta
  • Died: November 11, 1912, Brunswick, GA, United States
  • Buried: Palmetto Cemetery, Brunswick, GA, United States
 

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