Serving as a sailor in the U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate Francis Moore received the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 23, 1882 in Washington Navy Yard, D.C. — a peacetime act of courage recognized in the Interim 1871 - 1899 period. At the time he was serving with U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth. Moore was about 24 years old.
Moore was born in 1858 in New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S. training ship Portsmouth, at the Washington Navy Yard, 23 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Thomas Duncan, carpenter and caulker, who had fallen overboard.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1858Born in New York
- January 23, 1882Act of valor — Washington Navy Yard, D.C.Age about 24. U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth
Biography
Francis Moore (born 1858, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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