Medal of Honor Action Place: San Diego harbor on board U.S.S. Bennington, California, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Cal., 21 July 1905.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 15, 1906 On board the USS Chicago at San Diego, California
Born: December 24, 1870, Austria
Died: March 5, 1910
Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (A-44), San Francisco, CA, United States