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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
Philip Bazaar
Details
Also Known As: Bazan, Philip
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba
Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor Action Date: January 15, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals onshore, O.S. Bazaar bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was one of six men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: , Chile
Died: November 28, 1943, New York City, NY, United States
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (buried as Bazan), New York City, NY, United States