Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy
William Ellsworth Snyder
Details
- Rank: Chief Electrician (Highest Rank: Lieutenant Commander)
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Birmingham - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: January 4, 1910
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Birmingham, for extraordinary heroism, rescuing G.H. Kephart, seaman, from drowning at Hampton Roads, Va., 4 January 1910.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 13, 1910
Presented by Pres. William H. Taft
- Born: February 24, 1883, South Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA, United States
- Died: December 30, 1944
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (10-10636), Arlington, VA, United States