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George Schutt

Coxswain
1833
Medal of Honor - Navy

Coxswain George Schutt served the U.S. Navy.

Service Record
U.S. Navy
Coxswain
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
5 March 1865 · USS Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5-6 March 1865 · Coxswain, U.S. Navy.

As coxswain on board the U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout the fierce engagement, Schutt made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously remaining by his gun while under the heavy fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.

59, 22 June 1865.
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Medal of Honor - Navy March 5, 1865 · USS Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5-6 March 1865 · Coxswain, U.S. Navy. 59, 22 June 1865.
As coxswain on board the U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout the fierce engagement, Schutt made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously remaining by his gun while under the heavy fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.
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U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor - Navy

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