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Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy

Alexander Peters

Details
  • Rank: Boatswain's Mate First Class (Highest Rank: Chief Gunner's Mate)
  • 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
For heroism in attempting to rescue from drowning Cecil C. Young, ordinary seaman, 15 September 1904, while serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri.
Medal of Honor Recipient Alexander Peters
Medal of Honor Recipient Alexander Peters
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: November 16, 1869, Russia
  • Died: June 11, 1951, Martha's Vineyard, MA, United States
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (8-5300-A), Arlington, VA, United States
 

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