Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

Robert Augustus Sweeney

• Rank: Ordinary Seaman
• Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
• Unit/Command:
  U.S.S. Yantic
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
• Medal of Honor Action Date: December 20, 1883
• Medal of Honor Action Place: New York Naval Yard, New York, USA

Second Award: Serving on board the U.S.S. Yantic, at the Navy Yard, New York, 20 December 1883, Sweeney rescued from drowning A.A. George, who had fallen overboard from the U.S.S. Jamestown.