Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy
Edward Alvin Clary
Details
- Rank: Watertender
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Hopkins - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: February 14, 1910
- Medal of Honor Action Place: U.S.S. Hopkins, San Diego, California, US
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Hopkins for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 14 February 1910.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: May 6, 1883, Mount Pleasant, Fleming County, KY, United States
- Died: April 30, 1939, Sante Fe, NM, United States
- Buried: Sante Fe National Cemetery (MH) (O-335), Santa Fe, NM, United States