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Interim Awards Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Filipino Navy Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo Trinidad
Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo Trinidad, a native of the Philippines, was serving on the USS San Diego on April 1, 1915, when a boiler exploded. Driven out of a fireroom, Trinidad returned and rescued a fellow injured fireman. Another explosion occurred, but Trinidad continued with his rescue, helping another sailor. Blast from the explosions resulted in burns to Trinidad's face. Trinidad was a native of New Washington Capig, Philippines.
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Rank and organization: Fireman Second Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 25 November 1890, New Washington Capig, Philippine Islands. Accredited to: Philippine Islands. G.O. No.: 142, 1 April 1915. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the boiler explosion on board the U.S.S. San Diego, 21 January 1915. Trinidad was driven out of fireroom No. 2 by the explosion, but at once returned and picked up R.E. Daly, fireman, second class, whom he saw to be injured, and proceeded to bring him out. While coming into No. 4 fireroom, Trinidad was just in time to catch the explosion in No. 3 fireroom, but without consideration for his own safety, passed Daly on and then assisted in rescuing another injured man from No. 3 fireroom. Trinidad was himself burned about the face by the blast from the explosion in No. 3 fireroom.
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