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U.S. Navy · United States 
William H. Belpitt
1860 – 1912
William H. Belpitt served the U.S. Navy. William was 52 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
7 October 1884 · USS Monocacy, Foochow, China · Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy.
On board the U.S.S. Monocacy, Foochow, China, 7 October 1884. Jumping overboard from that vessel on the morning of this date, Belpitt sustained, until picked up, a Chinaman who had been thrown into the water by the capsizing of a canoe.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
On board the U.S.S. Monocacy, Foochow, China, 7 October 1884. Jumping overboard from that vessel on the morning of this date, Belpitt sustained, until picked up, a Chinaman who had been thrown into the water by the capsizing of a canoe.
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