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
- U.S.S. Florida
- Presentation date
- December 4, 1915
The Citation
Sources ↓For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Ens. Wilkinson was in both days' fighting at the head of his company and was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson Jr — 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-002767
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 177
- Other source unit wording
- U.S.S. Floria
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Vice Admiral
- Accredited to
- Louisiana
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 5b78529d072526c6c7d7b94268c6f15b21676b0c10376ee921af822c05da6d20
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The Society structured field gives April 21, 1914, while the citation covers April 21–22. The complete range is controlled; Ensign and later Vice Admiral remain distinct, and the structured 'Floria' ship-name typo is preserved.