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U.S. Navy · United States 
Philip B. Keefer
1875 – 1949
Philip B. Keefer served the U.S. Navy. Philip was 73 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
20 July 1898 · Coppersmith, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Following the blow-out of a manhole gasket of that vessel which caused the fireroom to be filled with live steam and the floor plates to be covered with boiling water, Keefer showed courageous and zealous conduct in hauling fires from 2 furnaces of boiler B.
501, 14 December 1898.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
501, 14 December 1898.
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Following the blow-out of a manhole gasket of that vessel which caused the fireroom to be filled with live steam and the floor plates to be covered with boiling water, Keefer showed courageous and zealous conduct in hauling fires from 2 furnaces of boiler B.
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