Medal of Honor
January 24, 1916
U.S.S. New York
- Rank at action
- Gunner's Mate First Class
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1915 - 1916
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. New York
- Presentation date
- April 6, 1916
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. New York, for entering a compartment filled with gases and rescuing a shipmate on 24 January.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Wilhelm Smith — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003410
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 202
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 0481b83e7abb7b61e00c62fc569e8be399e25a83fd8650d874d81633f00af7f6
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.