Medal of Honor
March 16, 1889
Apia, Samoa
- Rank at action
- Quartermaster
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Nipsic
- Presentation date
- April 20, 1904
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving on board the U.S.S. Nipsic, Taylor displayed gallantry during the hurricane at Apia, Samoa, 16 March 1889.
Sources & record notes
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- Richard Hamilton Taylor — 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-002719
- Transcription status
- Conflicting official citation variants preserved
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 157
- Other source date wording
- 1889-03-19
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Schoolmaster
- Accredited to
- Virginia
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- a6995303c6edca2fca0c032c3e1c665c8af7d9f8d6417f60c519de61b6fe66f6
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