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Description Oscar Schmidt (MOH).jpg |
English:
Chief Gunner's Mate Oscar Schmidt Jr., United States Navy. Halftone photo from Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 124. It was taken several years after World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallant conduct and extraordinary heroism" in rescuing survivors of the burning USS
SC-219
on 9 October 1918. He was a crewmember of USS
Chestnut Hill
(ID # 2526) at the time.
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Source | Naval Historical Center, Photo #: NH 79446 |
Author | See below |
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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.
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