Captain of the Top William Sadler was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 25, 1881 off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island — a peacetime act of courage recognized in the Interim 1871 - 1899 period. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Saratoga. Sadler was about 27 years old.
The medal was presented on April 23, 1904, 22 years after the action.
Sadler was born in 1854 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, Frank Gallagher, second class boy, who had fallen overboard.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1854Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- June 25, 1881Act of valor — off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode IslandAge about 27. U.S.S. Saratoga
- April 23, 1904Medal of Honor presented
Biography
William Sadler (born 1854, 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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