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
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished conduct in battle engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Lt. McNair 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.
- Frederick Vallette McNair Jr — 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-003396
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 177
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 7af1aa53a785378efa2e0f28405c313456b79747618cdd02e470d364a84024eb
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official reference profile is inherited candidate rank five and confirms Frederick Vallette McNair Jr by branch, rank, action date, place, and citation context. The legacy reordered name remains preserved as an alias.