Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy
Philip Moore
Details
- Rank: Seaman
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Trenton - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 21, 1880
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Genoa, Italy
Citation
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Genoa, Italy, 21 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen, ordinary seaman.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Rhode Island
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1853, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Died: September 16, 1902, Boston, MA, United States
- Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Malden, MA, United States