Interim 1915-16 Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Affiliated with New York

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Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
Affiliated with New York

Interim 1915-16

These names were obtained from the Center For Military History at:
http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html

SMITH, WILHELM
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 April 1870, Germany. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 202, 6 April 1916. Citation: On board the U.S.S. New York, for entering a compartment filled with gases and rescuing a shipmate on 24 January.

*N.B. An asterisk in the citation indicates that the award was given posthumously.

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Last modified: February 10, 2010
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