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U.S. Navy · United States 
William Morse
1852
William Morse served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
19 September 1880 · USS Shenandoah, Rio de Janeiro Brazil · Seaman, U.S. Navy.
. For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
326, 18 October 1884. Citation. For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
326, 18 October 1884. Citation. For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
. For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
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