Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) - U.S. Navy

Henry Nehemiah Nickerson

Details

Rank: Boatswain's Mate Second Class
Conflict/Era: Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Utah
Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 21, 1914
Medal of Honor Action Place: Vera Cruz, Mexico

Citation

On board the U.S.S. Utah, Nickerson showed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914.

Medal of Honor Recipient Henry N. Nickerson

Additional Details

Accredited to: West Virginia
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 6, 1915
Presented by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels on the deck of the USS Florida at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.
Born: December 2, 1888, Edgewood, Kanawha County, WV, United States
Died: May 2, 1979
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (MH) (G-179), Wheeling, WV, United States