Medal of Honor
April 22, 1914
Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rank at action
- Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit or command
- Not documented
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914; was eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion. He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22d and in the final occupation of the city.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Adolphus Staton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000541
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Rear Admiral
- Entered service at
- North Carolina
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 4bdfb965e900689e20a0f0b93d9fdbe290dc4fe84237293664b2033ee090be84
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile confirms identity, Navy service, Lieutenant as the action rank, later/highest rank Rear Admiral, the April 22, 1914 action, and the historical Vera Cruz wording.