Sweeney, William - The National Medal of Honor Museum

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U.S. Navy

Sweeney, William

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1880

Unit/CommandUSS Jean Sands

BirthplaceBoston, Massachusetts

Citation

For jumping overboard from the USS Jean Sands, opposite the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1880

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