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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Lakin

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-002919Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1874

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Medal of Honor

1874-11-24

Mare Island Navy Yard, California, USA

Rank at action
Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
U.S.S. Narragansett

The Citation

Sources ↓
Serving on board the U.S.S. Narragansett at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., November 1874, jumping overboard, Lakin displayed gallant conduct by rescuing 2 men of that ship from drowning.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Thomas Lakin — 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-002934
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
ac95c56a6484d0d8e3cb628a01de2e30e7f200a0c61e0703ec30c9071314bb13

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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