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William Sadler
Captain of the Top
1854
Captain of the Top William Sadler served the U.S. Navy.
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U.S. Navy
Captain of the Top
Medal of Honor
25 June 1881 · USS Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I. · Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy.
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, Frank Gallagher, second class boy, who had fallen overboard.
326, 18 October 1884.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
326, 18 October 1884.
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Saratoga, off Coasters Harbor Island, R.I., 25 June 1881, and sustaining until picked up by a boat from the ship, Frank Gallagher, second class boy, who had fallen overboard.
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