Medal of Honor
May 11, 1898
Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Spanish-American War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Nashville
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Volz displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this period.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Volz displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness thoughout this period.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Robert Volz — 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-002746
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 521
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Gunner's Mate First Class
- Accredited to
- Virginia
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- d114c21cda1808b37ae64fc3afd9ade8ab5f64336784c6ad789df36d27adc5cb
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms the action metadata and later rank. Its citation's 'thoughout' spelling is preserved exactly while the legacy citation remains checksum-protected.