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Fire & Explosions at Sea

Sailors who fought fires, flooded magazines or stayed at their posts through boiler explosions.

103recipients

By conflict

Interim 1899–191031
World War II19
Civil War17
Interim 1871–18999
Spanish-American War8
Vietnam War7

Recipients

A–Z by last name
WA William Ahern Watertender · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1897 Beauford Theodore Anderson Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 EB Edward Barrett Second Class Fireman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1881 Hiram Iddings Bearss Captain · Marine Corps Philippine Insurrection · 1901 FB Frederick Behne Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 HB Heinrich Behnke Seaman First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Roy Perez Benavidez Master Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 Elmer Charles Bigelow Watertender First Class · Navy World War II · 1945 ✦ Edward William Boers Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 RB Robert Earl Bonney Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 PB Patrick Francis Bresnahan Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 TC Thomas Cahey Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901 Robert Webster Cary Lieutenant Commander · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1915 TC Thomas Cavanaugh Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1898 George Robert Cholister Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1924 ✦ EC Edward Alvin Clary Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JC John Joseph Clausey Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 TC Thomas C. Cooney Chief Machinist · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 DC Demetri Corahorgi Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 WC William S. (Willie) Cronan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 WC William Adolphus Crouse Watertender · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 JD John Davis Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1862 RD Raymond Erwin Davis Quartermaster Third Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Henry Clay Drexler Ensign · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1924 ✦ RD Russell Dunham Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 Walter Atlee Edwards Lieutenant Commander · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1922 JE John Walter Ehle Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 HE Henry A. Eilers Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1892 EF Edward Floyd Boilermaker · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 EF Emil Fredericksen Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 JF John B. Frisbee Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 Donald Arthur Gary Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy World War II · 1945 AG Alphonse Girandy Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901 BG Bruce Alan Grandstaff Platoon Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ RG Rade Grbitch Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 DH David Harrington First Class Fireman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1884 JH John S. Hickman Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 FH Frank Ebenezer Hill Ship's Cook First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 AH August Holtz Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JH James Horton Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 Jimmie Earl Howard Staff Sergeant · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1966 Robert Lewis Howard First Lieutenant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 William Russell Huber Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1928 JH James Lott Hull Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 AJ Alexander Jardine Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1898 JJ Johannes J. Johannessen Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 PJ Peter Johnson Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Claud Ashton Jones Commander · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1916 Herbert Charpoit Jones Ensign · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ RJ Robert Jordan Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 TJ Thomas H. Jordan Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 PK Philip Bogan Keefer Coppersmith · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Isaac Campbell Kidd Rear Admiral · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ JK John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901 John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1909 JL John Laverty First Class Fireman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1881 William Robert Lawley Jr. First Lieutenant · Air Force World War II · 1944 Robert Earl Laws Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 HL Harry Lipscomb Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JM John W. Magee Second Class Fireman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1884 GM George Mahoney Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 EM Edward S. Martin Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 MM Matthew McClelland First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 John James McGinty III Second Lieutenant · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1966 Manuel V. Mendoza Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Mons Monssen Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 HM Harold Herman Moon Jr. Private · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Kaoru Moto Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Oscar Frederick Nelson Machinist's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 JN John H. Nibbe Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 Joseph Timothy O'Callahan Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War II · 1945 RP Robert Penn Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 LP Louis Fred Pfeifer Private · Marine Corps Interim 1899–1910 · 1901 DP David Dixon Porter Captain · Marine Corps Philippine Insurrection · 1901 Arthur Murray Preston Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 PR Patrick Reid Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JR James S. Roantree Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864 CR Charles Church Roberts Machinist's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JR John Rountry First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JR John Rush First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1970 ✦ HS Henry Schauer Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 Charles Stephen Schepke Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 OS Oscar Schmidt Jr. Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy World War I · 1918 Otto Diller Schmidt Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Herbert Emery Schonland Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War II · 1943 WS William Sidney Shacklette Hospital Steward · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 HS Henry Shutes Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1863 ES Eugene P. Smith Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1915 TS Thomas Stanton Chief Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JS Jimmy Goethel Stewart Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦ Peter Tomich Chief Watertender · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ TT Telesforo De la cruz Trinidad Fireman Second Class · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1915 Joseph E. Vantine First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 Franklin van Valkenburgh Captain · Navy World War II · 1941 ✦ CW Charles H. Weeks Captain of the Foretop · Navy Civil War · 1864 KW Karl Westa Chief Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 Charles H. Willey Machinist · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1916 AW August Wilson Boilermaker · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1897 Frank Peter Witek Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1944 ✦ RW Robert B. Wood Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 Cassin Young Commander · Navy World War II · 1941 EY Edward B. Young Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864

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