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The official Medal of Honor citation for Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie is as follows: For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession above and beyond the call of duty on 18 December 1927, during the diving operations in connection with the sinking of the U.S.S. S-4 with all on board, as a result of a collision off Provincetown, Mass.
U.S. submarine campaign against the Japanese Empire: Navy Citation, for fifth, sixth, and seventh war patrols – 30 April to 8 December 1943 USS Tirante (SS-420) U.S. Navy: 1945: U.S. submarine campaign against the Japanese Empire: Navy Citation for first war patrol – March 1945. Commanding Officer George L. Street III awarded Medal of Honor
Henry Breault (14 October 1900 – 5 December 1941) was a United States Navy submarine sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while serving aboard the submarine USS O-5 (SS-66). He was the first submariner [1] and he remains the only enlisted submariner to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions aboard a United States ...
Of the other three marines who earned the Medal of Honor during World War I, two were awarded only the Navy version and one, Fred W. Stockham, received only the Army version. [10] In February 1919, the criteria for the award were amended to state that no person could receive more than one Medal of Honor, thus precluding any future double ...
Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal; Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War; Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918; Commemorative Medal of the Great Serbian Retreat; Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Volunteer Combatant's Cross 1914–1918; The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
On May 10, 1917, at the beginning of World War I, he returned to duty in the Fleet Naval Reserve. [21] He commanded the Amphitrite , the guard ship of New York Harbor. [ 5 ] He was in charge of the submarine net protecting New York harbor, and all entering vessels had to report to him. [ 2 ]
Holbrook was 26 years old, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the First World War when on 13 December 1914 at the Dardanelles, Turkey, he performed a deed for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was in command of the submarine HMS B11, an old and obsolete craft built in 1905.
The Navy Commendation Star to the World War I Victory Medal was authorized to any person who had been commended by the Secretary of the Navy for performance of duty during the First World War. A 3 ⁄ 16 inch silver star was worn on the World War I Victory Medal, identical in appearance to the Army's Citation Star. Unlike the Army's version ...