Medal of Honor
July 21, 1905
San Diego Harbor, on board U.S.S. Bennington, California, USA
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Bennington
- Presentation date
- January 5, 1906
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Bennington, 21 July 1905. Following the explosion of a boiler of that vessel, Boers displayed extraordinary heroism in the resulting action.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Edward William Boers — 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-003362
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 13
- Accredited to
- Kentucky
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b4d948c355159fc4e74e6c692e5ac74c456aaad56f6448cbdae1b040f06df6c3
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.