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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Mahoney

U.S. Navy · Spanish-American War

MOH-RC-003377Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1904

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Medal of Honor

May 28, 1898

Santiago de Cuba

Rank at action
Fireman First Class
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Spanish-American War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Vixen
Presentation date
August 27, 1904

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Vixen on the night of 28 May 1898. Following the explosion of the lower front manhole gasket of boiler A of that vessel, Mahoney displayed great coolness and self-possession in entering the fireroom.

Sources & record notes

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003393
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
167
Accredited to
Pennsylvania
Archive transcription SHA-256
f3245a11855c3e71aa9f4c4333f41a8ce5f9ec08c7d78b99598587c4bafb2337

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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