Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy
Frank Ebenezer Hill
Details
- Rank: Ship's Cook First Class (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant U.S. Army WWI)
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Bennington - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 21, 1905
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Diego, California, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Cal., 21 July 1905.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Indiana
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: July 31, 1880, La Grange, La Grange County, IN, United States
- Died: September 23, 1932, Key West, FL, United States
- Buried: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, IN, United States