Medal of Honor
1885-11-21
Alexandria, Egypt
- Rank at action
- Seaman Apprentice Second Class
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Quinnebaug
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Quinnebaug, Alexandria, Egypt, on the morning of 21 November 1885. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Chandron, with the aid of Hugh Miller, boatswain's mate, rescued William Evans, ordinary seaman, from drowning.
Sources & record notes
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- August Chandron — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002830
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 60e2f9669b5a6b1fed55a50200fd1fd7647b19c50e5e59ddc7aa4572e7d6e91d
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Documented alternate name retained as an alias.