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Medal of Honor Recipient

George Willis

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-003054Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1873

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Medal of Honor

1873-09-22

off the coast of Greenland, Greenland

Rank at action
Coxswain
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
U.S.S. Tigress

The Citation

Sources ↓
Serving on board the U.S.S. Tigress, Willis displayed gallant and meritorious conduct on the night of 22 September 1873 off the coast of Greenland.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. George Willis — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003069
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
e3364a7d7e560eb61166ab9ebc9c63c6eb1ea003cf4b2a19e829e6ad4cb1b197

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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