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Awards
  
Medal of Honor


Name
  
George Brock

Battles/wars
  
Peacetime award

George F. Brock Dr George F Brock 1848 1932 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
October 18, 1872 Cleveland, Ohio (
1872-10-18
)

Rank
  
Carpenter's Mate Second Class

Years of service
  
c. 1905 - c. 1910

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Allegiance
  
United States of America

George Frederick Brock (born October 18, 1872 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a United States Navy Carpenter's Mate received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the USS Bennington off San Diego, California during a boiler explosion which killed 62 enlisted men and one officer.

George F. Brock Dr George F Brock 1848 1932 Find A Grave Memorial
The 1910 United States Census records him as still serving in the Navy. He died October 12, 1914 in Marin County, California. He is buried at San Francisco National Cemetery.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Carpenter's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy. Born: October 18, 1872, Cleveland, Ohio. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 13, January 5, 1906.

Citation:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.

References

George F. Brock Wikipedia
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