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Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy

William Lowell Hill

Details
  • Rank: Captain of the Top (Highest Rank: Chief Boatswain's Mate)
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S. Training Ship Minnesota
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: June 22, 1881
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
Serving on board the U.S. training ship Minnesota at Newport, R.I., 22 June 1881, Hill jumped overboard and sustained William Mulcahy, third class boy, who had fallen overboard, until picked up by a steam launch.
Medal of Honor Recipient William L. Hill
Medal of Honor Recipient William L. Hill
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: October 12, 1855, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
  • Died: August 2, 1922
  • Buried: Lindenwood Cemetery (MH) (939-Gr.2), Stoneham, MA, United States
 

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