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Interim Awards Double Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Watertender John King, US Navy
FIRST AWARD:
Rank and organization: Watertender, U.S. Navy. Born: 7 February 1865, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 72, 6 December 1901. Second award. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, 29 May 1901.
SECOND AWARD:
G.O. No.: 40, 19 October 1909. Citation: Watertender, serving on board the U.S.S. Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909.
b. February 7, 1862 d. May 20, 1938
Courtesy of Find A Grave
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