Medal of Honor
June 11, 1928
Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Machinist's Mate
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1920 - 1940
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Bruce
The Citation
Sources ↓For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on 11 June 1928, after a boiler accident on the U.S.S. Bruce, then at the Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va. Immediately on becoming aware of the accident, Huber without hesitation and in complete disregard of his own safety, entered the steam-filled fireroom and at grave risk to his life succeeded by almost superhuman efforts in carrying Charles H. Byran to safety. Although having received severe and dangerous burns about the arms and neck, he descended with a view toward rendering further assistance. The great courage, grit, and determination displayed by Huber on this occasion characterized conduct far above and beyond the call of duty.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Russell Huber — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001347
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Lieutenant
- Entered service at
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- a38bb17402de1d9d0cc64a0f8f2ce09134a3c6e729bd21c9a03fc65cdc949c03
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile corrects the inherited middle-name spelling from Russel to Russell, supplies the ship assignment and historical place, and preserves the exact current citation beside the legacy text.