Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy
Demetri Corahorgi
Details
- Rank: Fireman First Class
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Iowa - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: January 25, 1905
- Medal of Honor Action Place: U.S.S. Iowa at Sea, Caribbean Sea
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Iowa for extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: January 3, 1880, Greece
- Died: October 15, 1973, Kirkland, WA, United States
- Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (8-E3-17), Seattle, WA, United States
- Location of Medal: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Mt. Pleasant, SC