Henry_Baker_Medal_of_Honor.jpg
Size of this preview:
433 × 599 pixels
.
Other resolutions:
173 × 240 pixels
|
530 × 733 pixels
.
Summary
| Description |
English:
Reverse of a
Medal of Honor
awarded to Quarter Gunner Henry (Charles) Baker for his "personal valor" during the Battle of Mobile Bay, when he aided in rescuing 10 crewmembers of USS
Tecumseh
after she was sunk by a Confederate torpedo, 5 August 1864. Baker was then serving in USS
Metacomet
.
|
| Date | Unknown date |
| Source | Photo #: NH 105357 , Naval History & Heritage Command's Online Library of Selected Images |
| Author | Unknown author |
Licensing
|
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the
U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
|
|
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | ||