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Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

George Willis

Details
  • Rank: Coxswain
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Tigress
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: September 22, 1873
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: off the coast of Greenland, Greenland
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Tigress, Willis displayed gallant and meritorious conduct on the night of 22 September 1873 off the coast of Greenland.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: 1839, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
  • Died: October 12, 1884, Worcester, MA, United States
  • Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, MA, United States
 

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