United States of America
U.S. Navy · United States 
William L. Hill
1855 – 1922
William L. Hill served the U.S. Navy. William was 66 years old.
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U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
22 June 1881 · U.S. Training Ship Minnesota at Newport, R.I. · Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy.
Serving on board the U.S. Training Ship Minnesota at Newport, R.I., 22 June 1881, Hill jumped overboard and sustained William Mulcahy, third class boy, who had fallen overboard, until picked up by a steam launch.
326, 18 October 1884.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
326, 18 October 1884.
Serving on board the U.S. Training Ship Minnesota at Newport, R.I., 22 June 1881, Hill jumped overboard and sustained William Mulcahy, third class boy, who had fallen overboard, until picked up by a steam launch.
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