Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy
Adam Weissel
Details
- Rank: Ship's Cook
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit/Command:
U.S. Training Ship Minnesota - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 26, 1881
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S. training ship Minnesota, Newport, R.I., 26 August 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, C. Lorenze, captain of the forecastle, who had fallen overboard.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1854, Germany
- Died: December 10, 1928, Berkeley, CA, United States
- Buried: Mountain View Cemetery (172-6), Oakland, CA, United States