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U.S. Navy · United States 
William A. Crouse
1866 – 1941
William A. Crouse served the U.S. Navy. William was 74 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
Watertender, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, P.I., 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Crouse hauled the fires in the hot, vapor_filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, P.I., 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Crouse hauled the fires in the hot, vapor_filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.
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