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Medal of Honor Recipient

Henry Williams

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-003405Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1879

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Medal of Honor

February 13, 1879

at sea, northeast Atlantic, west of the English Channel

Rank at action
Carpenter's Mate
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
U.S.S. Constitution

The Citation

Sources ↓
For going over the stern of the U.S.S. Constitution, at sea, 13 February 1879, during a heavy gale, and performing important carpenter's work upon her rudder.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Henry Williams — 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-003422
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
326
Accredited to
Pennsylvania
Archive transcription SHA-256
7115e90e6e134809676ede75c340a3ae63d28b282e9d072af63b2e88111d40b6

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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