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U.S. Navy · United States 
Austin Denham
1850 – 1948
Austin Denham served the U.S. Navy. Austin was 97 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
12 April 1872 · USS Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua · Seaman, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872. Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
176, 9 July 1872.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
176, 9 July 1872.
On board the U.S.S. Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872. Displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denham, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
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