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Medal of Honor Recipient

William George Thordsen

U.S. Navy · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-002713Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900

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Medal of Honor

May 6, 1900

Hilongas, Philippine Islands

Rank at action
Coxswain
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
U.S.S. Pampanga

The Citation

Sources ↓
For heroism and gallantry under fire of the enemy at Hilongas, Philippine Islands, 6 May 1900.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William George Thordsen — 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-002726
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
6
Later or highest recorded rank
Chief Gunner's Mate
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
8bfd3b0276edf52be0cf1beda35133dc311463fe92db7fb43f690d9e2e229f17

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

Current reference profile confirms the expanded name, Coxswain action rank, later Chief Gunner’s Mate rank, USS Pampanga, and the May 6, 1900 Hilongas action.

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