Battles/wars Peacetime award | Died September 23, 1932 Name Frank Hill | |
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Born July 31, 1880LaGrange, Indiana ( 1880-07-31 ) Rank Ship's Cook First Class | ||
Frank Ebenezer Hill (July 31, 1880–September 23, 1932) was a United States Navy Ship's Cook First Class received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the USS Bennington (PG-4) off San Diego, California during a boiler explosion which killed 62 enlisted men and one officer.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 31 July 1880, La Grange, Ind. Accredited to: Indiana. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
He was the son of John C. & Sarah Lucinda (Baker) Hill.
Family genealofist and LaGrange Co. Historical Society
References
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