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Alexander H Turvelin
Seaman
1847
Seaman Alexander H Turvelin served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Seaman
Medal of Honor
18 February 1881 · USS Trenton, Toulon, France, February 1881 · Seaman, U.S. Navy.
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Toulon, France, February 1881, and rescuing from drowning Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain.
326, 18 October 1884.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
326, 18 October 1884.
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Toulon, France, February 1881, and rescuing from drowning Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain.
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