Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

Henry Williams

Details

Rank: Carpenter's Mate (Highest Rank: Carpenter)
Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Constitution
Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor Action Date: February 13, 1879
Medal of Honor Action Place: at sea, northeast Atlantic, west of the English Channel

Citation

For going over the stern of the U.S.S. Constitution, at sea, 13 February 1879, during a heavy gale, and performing important carpenter's work upon her rudder.

Medal of Honor Recipient Henry Williams

Additional Details

Accredited to: Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 7, 1879
On board the U.S.S. Constitution at the New York Navy Yard, presented by Lt. Commander Theodore F. Jewell, executive officer
Born: February 6, 1834, Canada
Died: October 17, 1917, Wildwood Crest, NJ, United States
Buried: West Laurel Cemetery (Edgewood-100-1), Bala-Cynwyd, PA, United States