Medal of Honor
1914-04-22
Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rank at action
- Ensign
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit or command
- Not documented in current profile
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓For extraordinary heroism in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. During this engagement, Ens. Frazer ran forward to rescue a wounded man, exposing himself to hostile fire and that of his own men. Having accomplished the mission, he returned at once to his position in line.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Hugh Carroll Frazer — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-22
current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000071
- Transcription status
- Current-source full text
- Last source check
- 2026-08-22
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 177
- Entered service at
- West Virginia
- Accredited to
- West Virginia
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3829def8f6fa429b57dc3ede9619477032be807793adb154187aecac940ddc31
current_profile_transcription_with_whitespace_and_display_punctuation_normalized
Classified the campaign and standardized the action place; the current profile does not list a unit.