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U.S. Navy · United States 
William Sweeney
1856
William Sweeney served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
15 June 1880 · USS Jean Sands, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. · Landsman, Engineer's Force, U.S. Navy.
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Jean Sands, opposite the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Jean Sands, opposite the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard.
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