Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Spanish-American War - U.S. Navy
Philip Bogan Keefer
Details
- Rank: Coppersmith
- Conflict/Era: Spanish-American War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Iowa - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 20, 1898
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Following the blow-out of a manhole gasket of that vessel which caused the fireroom to be filled with live steam and the floor plates to be covered with boiling water, Keefer showed courageous and zealous conduct in hauling fires from two furnaces of boiler B.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Washington, District of Columbia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: September 4, 1875, Washington, DC
- Died: January 15, 1949
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (11-527-SH), Arlington, VA, United States