Medal of Honor
April 21, 1914–April 22, 1914
Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rank at action
- Ensign
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
- Unit or command
- Not documented
- Presentation date
- December 3, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Oscar Charles Badger — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-30
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002181
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-30
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 177
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Admiral
- Accredited to
- District of Columbia
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 337a0dda897bfdc39bca16492936b5ce9b20554ed0eeb04ecc3cbec4ed8f397a
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The inherited rank-1 Society candidate was confirmed by substantive comparison of identity, service, rank, action context, and citation; candidate rank or successful rendering alone was not treated as verification. The controlled action rank is Ensign; the current profile also records a later or highest rank of Admiral. Action and later ranks remain separately attributed. The current profile records an action period from 1914-04-21 through 1914-04-22; the complete range is retained rather than reduced to one date. The Society structured date begins April 21, 1914, while the citation expressly covers the engagements of April 21 and 22; the canonical action period preserves both days. The controlled historical action place is Vera Cruz, Mexico; the complete inherited geocoder value Vera Cruz - SP, Brazil remains preserved in the audit evidence. The current authoritative profile classifies the action under Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz); the inherited unclassified value remains preserved in the audit record. No underlying General Order was examined, so the exact-order gate remains pending and no General Order verification is claimed.