Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy
William Sadler
Details
- Rank: Captain of the Top
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Saratoga - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1881
- Medal of Honor Action Place: off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, Frank Gallagher, second class boy, who had fallen overboard.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 23, 1904
The White House, by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt - Born: 1854, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: