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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Edward Holyoke

U.S. Navy · China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)

MOH-RC-002408Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900

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Medal of Honor

June 20–22, 1900

China

Rank at action
Boatswain's Mate First Class
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
Unit or command
U.S.S. Newark

The Citation

Sources ↓
In action with the relief expedition of the allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Holyoke distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21, and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Holyoke distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William Edward Holyoke — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-30

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002419
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-30
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
55
Accredited to
Illinois
Archive transcription SHA-256
b18b9e194e2824412dba4e123a5ee2992e6c445f0d1d6faef123e6e8ce3db7dc

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

The inherited rank-1 Society candidate was confirmed by substantive comparison of identity, service, rank, unit or command, action context, and citation; candidate rank or successful rendering alone was not treated as verification. The current authoritative source expands or normalizes the inherited name from William E. Holyoke to William Edward Holyoke; both renderings remain preserved. The controlled canonical unit or command is U.S.S. Newark; the current structured profile renders U.S.S. Newark, and the inherited wording Not documented remains preserved as a separately attributed variant. The controlled action-date display is June 20–22, 1900; the current structured source value and any fuller citation chronology remain separately attributed. The controlled historical action place is China; the current structured place China and the complete inherited geocoder value China remain preserved in the audit evidence. The Society structured range is June 20–22, 1900, while the citation also identifies June 13; the structured range and the complete citation chronology remain separately attributed. The inherited full citation remains canonical and checksum-protected; current rendered wording is preserved separately where transcribed. No underlying General Order was examined, so the exact-order gate remains pending and no General Order verification is claimed.

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