Award 1 · First Medal of Honor
January 11, 1874
at Sea
- Rank at action
- Captain of the Mizzen Top
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Benicia
The Citation
Sources ↓First Award: For gallant conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Benicia, at sea, and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel, 11 January 1874.
Preserved earlier transcription
For gallant conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Benicia, at sea, and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel on 11 January 1874.
SECOND AWARD
For gallant conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Plymouth, at sea, and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel on 27 April 1876.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Albert Weisbogel — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile (First Medal of Honor) ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, award multiplicity, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003419
- Transcription status
- Current-profile multi-award transcription
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 207
- Accredited to
- Louisiana
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 456ab8eb6e0629f288c082d47707c27d3e6b1352494ed74c9d9eea35b0a260a2
Legacy combined-row transcription preserved; separately documented current awards transcribed as distinct canonical award records.
The two current official reference profiles explicitly document first and second awards for one Albert Weisbogel. One canonical recipient is retained with two separate canonical award records. The legacy combined citation remains preserved, and no General Order verification is claimed.