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Rank
  
Fireman First Class


Unit
  
U.S.S. Concord

Name
  
James Hull

Born
  
November 27, 1873 Patoka, Illinois (
1873-11-27
)

Died
  
July 25, 1928(1928-07-25) (aged 54) Boston, Massachusetts

Place of burial
  
Haven Hill Cemetery Olney, Illinois

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

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James Lott Hull (November 27, 1873 – July 25, 1928) was a fireman first class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.

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Biography

Hull was born November 27, 1873, in Patoka, Illinois, and after entering the navy was sent to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the USS Concord as a fireman first class.

He died on July 25, 1928, and is buried in Haven Hill Cemetery Olney, Illinois.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 27 November 1873, Patoka, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 502, 14 December 1898.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Hull assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere, which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.

References

James L. Hull Wikipedia