Medal of Honor
June 28, 1878
U.S.S. Powhatan at sea
- Rank at action
- Coxswain
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Powhatan
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Powhatan, 28 June 1878. Acting courageously, Anderson rescued from drowning W. H. Moffatt, first class boy.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Anderson — 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-003424
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 3202627ead99cb8774196ede88a5146b6eae736fac743fa561622220a39d0f32
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.