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Medal of Honor Recipient

Michael Deneef

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-003197Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1875

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Medal of Honor

1875-12-01

Para, Brazil

Rank at action
Captain of the Top
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
USS Swatara

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Swatara at Para, Brazil, 1 December 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Deneef jumped overboard and rescued one of the crew of that vessel from drowning.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Michael Deneef — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003212
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
201
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
ec423ebcfb1e60496ec3604baae4c223ebce907d03f22dcd4206b75f9bf60045

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official profile identifies USS Swatara as the command; the legacy undocumented unit remains preserved for comparison.

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