Medal of Honor Action Place: near Greytown, Nicaragua
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872. Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: September 29, 1850, England
Died: June 2, 1948, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (PMH) (B-2-38), Los Angeles, CA, United States