Medal of Honor
April 13, 1906
Cape Cruz on board U.S.S. Kearsarge, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Chief Boatswain
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Kearsarge
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1924
The Citation
Sources ↓For gallant conduct upon the occasion of the disastrous fire of accidentally ignited powder charges, which occurred in the forward turret of the U.S.S. Kearsage during target practice on 13 April 1906. Chief Boatswain Nordstrom, then chief boatswain's mate, was among the first to enter the turret in order to assist in bringing out the injured.
Sources & record notes
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003398
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 142
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- b83dc12511980e3459c6c11905a07fd0a8ec3492f43c895a341f7ec5cced5333
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