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Paul Tobin
Landsman
Landsman Paul Tobin served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Landsman
Medal of Honor
3 July 1871 · USS Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor · Landsman, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Tobin, 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
1
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, Tobin, 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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