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Herman Osman Stickney

Commander Herman Osman Stickney, Navy, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 21, 1914 in Vera Cruz, Mexico during the 1914 Veracruz expedition.

Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) April 21, 1914

Commander Herman Osman Stickney, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 21, 1914 in Vera Cruz, Mexico during the 1914 Veracruz expedition. Stickney was 46 years old.

40 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. He later rose to the rank of Rear Admiral.

Stickney was born on December 10, 1867 in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts. Stickney died on September 13, 1936, at the age of 68. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Stickney is one of 56 Medal of Honor recipients from the 1914 Veracruz expedition and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21-22 April 1914. Comdr. Stickney covered the landing of the 21st with the guns of the U.S.S. Prairie, and throughout the attack and occupation, rendered important assistance to our forces onshore with his 3-inch battery.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. December 10, 1867
    Born in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  2. April 21, 1914
    Act of valor — Vera Cruz, Mexico
    Age 46.
  3. September 13, 1936
    Died
    Age 68.
  4. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Also honored for actions on April 21, 1914

OB Oscar Charles Badger Ensign · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 HB Harry C. Beasley Seaman · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Randolph Carter Berkeley Major · Marine Corps Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Charles Francis Bishop Quartermaster Second Class · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 GB George Bradley Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Allen Buchanan Lieutenant Commander · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Guy Wilkinson stuart Castle Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 George McCall Courts Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 GC George Cregan Coxswain · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 PD Percy A. Decker Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 Abraham Desomer Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914 ND Niels Drustrup Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914

See all 41 recipients for April 21, 1914 →

More Veracruz 1914 recipients from Massachusetts

JG John Grady Lieutenant · Navy Veracruz 1914 · 1914
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.