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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Seach

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

MOH-RC-002655Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900

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Medal of Honor

June 13, 20, 21, and 22, 1900

China

Rank at action
Ordinary Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
Unit or command
U.S.S. Newark

The Citation

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In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China during the battles of 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. June 13: Seach and 6 others were cited for their courage in repulsing an attack by 300 Chinese Imperialist soldiers and Boxer militants with a bayonet charge, thus thwarting a planned massive attack on the entire force. June 20: During a day-long battle, Seach ran across an open clearing, gained cover, and cleaned out nests of Chinese snipers. June 21: During a surprise sabre attack by Chinese cavalrymen, Seach was cited for defending gun emplacements. June 22: Seach and others breached the wall of a Chinese fort, fought their way to the enemy's guns, and turned the cannon upon the defenders of the fort. Throughout this period and in the presence of the enemy, Seach 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 Seach — 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-002667
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
55
Other source date wording
1900-06-20
Later or highest recorded rank
Lieutenant
Entered service at
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
c3e6cdc20091210bb59eec2365cadb378f8f8a6a75fed6ea599d5f1952351730

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

The structured profile gives June 20–22, 1900, while the rendered citation also identifies June 13. The complete cited chronology is controlled while the structured range remains separately attributed. Recovery provenance: the prior live-verification result is reconstructed because the described P10-C060–P10-C062 restart files were not physically available; the verified P10-C059 authority, retained web-reference metadata, legacy record, and prior session evidence are all preserved.

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