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Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy

August P Teytand

Details
  • Also Known As: Teytard, August P.
  • Rank: Quartermaster Third Class
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Leyden
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 21, 1903
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: on the rocks of Block Island, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
For heroism while serving on board the U.S.S. Leyden at the time of the wreck of that vessel, 21 January 1903.
Medal of Honor Recipient August P. Teytand
Medal of Honor Recipient August P. Teytand
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: New Jersey
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: April 6, 1878, Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
  • Died: March 4, 1956
  • Buried: Mount Moriah VA Plot (MH) (5-4-5), Philadelphia, PA, United States
 

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