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U.S. Navy · United States 
George Holt
1840 – 1875
George Holt served the U.S. Navy. George was 35 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
3 July 1871 · USS Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor · Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot, running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.
180, 10 October 1872.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
180, 10 October 1872.
On board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot, running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.
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