Medal of Honor
January 20, 1909
Coquimbo, Chile
- Rank at action
- Shipfitter First Class
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Tennessee
- Presentation date
- March 19, 1909
The Citation
Sources ↓For bravery and extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909.
Sources & record notes
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- George Huber Wheeler — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002759
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 18
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Lieutenant
- Accredited to
- South Carolina
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 8c9ab5dd3333084c27db6a93b12ae2b538a8c826d63911ba2dbfe005c8621ddb
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