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Frederick Behne

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Rank
  
Chief Watertender

Awards
  
Medal of Honor

Name
  
Frederick Behne


Frederick Behne Frederick Behne 1873 1918 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
October 3, 1873 Lodi, New Jersey (
1873-10-03
)

Place of burial
  
Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, New Jersey

Died
  
February 11, 1918, Brest, France

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Frederick Behne (October 3, 1873 – February 11, 1918) was a fireman first class serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.

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Frederick Behne Frederick Behne 1873 1918 Find A Grave Memorial

Biography

Behne was born October 3, 1873, in Lodi, New Jersey and after joining the navy he was stationed aboard the USS Iowa (BB-4) as a Fireman First Class. On January 25, 1905 a manhole plate blew out of boiler D. For his actions received the Medal March 20, 1905.

Behne later reached the rank of Chief Watertender. He died of pneumonia on February 11, 1918 while serving at a naval base in Brest, France, and was initially buried there. He was re-buried two years later at Hackensack Cemetery in New Jersey.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 3 October 1873, Lodi, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 182, 20 March 1905.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Iowa, 25 January 1905. Following the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D of that vessel, Behne displayed extraordinary heroism in the resulting action.

References

Frederick Behne Wikipedia