Medal of Honor
April 22, 1914
Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rank at action
- Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit or command
- Not documented
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Lt. Townsend was eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion. He exhibited courage and skill in leading his men through the action of the 22d and in the final occupation of the city.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Julius Curtis Townsend — 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-002732
- 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
- Entered service at
- Athens, Mo.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f3b09aff77802b274472ab815582a491c32e78cd225236092336de2b172dc18e
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms Lieutenant as the action rank, Rear Admiral as the later or highest rank, and the April 22, 1914 Vera Cruz action. No structured unit or command is displayed on the profile.