Medal of Honor
April 13, 1906
Cape Cruz, on board U.S.S. Kearsarge, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Kearsarge
- Presentation date
- May 5, 1906
The Citation
Sources ↓Breeman displayed heroism in the line of his profession while serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at the time of the accidental ignition of powder charges in the forward 13-inch turret.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- George Breeman — 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-003365
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 21
- Accredited to
- New Jersey
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 13d1c491cdd93f5371b973618b489856d729b949ba4f7700e608974f17234898
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.