26 DEC 1872 .... Navy Sailor awarded Medal Of Honor

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26 DEC 1872 .... Navy Sailor awarded Medal Of Honor

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On 26 December 1872, while serving on the side wheel steam frigate Powhatan at Norfolk, Virginia Seaman Joseph Noil saved drowning shipmate, Boatswain J.C. Walton. For his conduct on this occasion, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_B._Noil

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Carl
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