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Medal of Honor Recipient

August Ohmsen

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-003383Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1884

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Medal of Honor

August 21, 1884

off Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

Rank at action
Master-at-Arms
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
U.S.S. Tallapoosa

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Tallapoosa at the time of the sinking of that vessel, on the night of 21 August 1884. Clearing the berth deck, Ohmsen remained there until the water was waist deep, wading about with outstretched arms, rousing the men out of their hammocks. Then, going on deck, he assisted in lowering the first cutter and then the dinghy, of which he took charge.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. August Ohmsen — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003399
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
326
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
a45c3b0c0e2f6786cfe4ec0e70d7123981fcd88bb708dd83dadbd1d6422e1c62

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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