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Interim 1865 - 1870 - U.S. Navy

Richard Bates

Details
  • Also Known As: Bates, Wyndham Richard
  • Rank: Seaman
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1865 - 1870
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Winooski
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 10, 1866
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: off Eastport, Maine, USA
Citation
For heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: 1829, Wales
  • Died: December 7, 1889, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • Buried: Cypress Hills National Cemetery (buried as Wyndham R. Bates), Brooklyn, NY, United States
 

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