Medal of Honor
April 21, 1914–April 22, 1914
Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rank at action
- Commander
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Prairie
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Comdr. Stickney covered the landing of the 21st with the guns of the Prairie, and throughout the attack and occupation, rendered important assistance to our forces on shore with his 3-inch battery.
Sources & record notes
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- Herman Osman Stickney — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002695
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 177
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Rear Admiral
- Accredited to
- Massachusetts
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ba59212bd761b2a8735d1766cc57316054c2529c201be80dad8fa34fb960cde9
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