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Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy

Luovi Halling

Details
  • Rank: Boatswain's Mate First Class
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Missouri
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: September 15, 1904
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri, for heroism in attempting to rescue from drowning Cecil C. Young, ordinary seaman, 15 September 1904.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: August 7, 1867, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Died: March 22, 1928
  • Buried: St. Michael's Cemetery (51-28-7), East Elmhurst, NY, United States
 

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