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Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

Richard Pile

Details
  • Rank: Ordinary Seaman
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Kansas
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 12, 1872
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Greytown, Nicaragua
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, Pile displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by his extraordinary heroism and personal exertion prevented greater loss of life.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: 1849, Barbados
  • Died:
 

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