Английская Википедия:Frederick Thomas Fisher
Шаблон:Infobox military person Frederick Thomas Fisher, (June 3, 1872 – April 15, 1906) was a gunner's mate in the United States Navy aboard Шаблон:USS in 1899 during the Second Samoan Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions as part of the naval landing party during the Second Battle of Vailele on April 1, 1899.
Biography
Fisher was born June 3, 1872, in England and after immigrating to the United States he joined the U.S. Navy. During the Second Samoan Civil War. he was assigned as a gunner's mate first class to the Шаблон:USS.[1]
The authority for the award of the Medal of Honor was United States Navy General Order No. 55, July 19, 1901.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: June 3, 1872, England. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: 55, July 19, 1901.
Fisher's's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Gunner's mate, first class, serving on board the U.S.S.Philadelphia, for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Samoa, April 1, 1899.[1][2]
Death and burial
Fisher died on April 15, 1906, while serving aboard the Шаблон:USS and was initially interred at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.[3] Fisher's body was reinterred on November 17, 1906 in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California in Section K, Lot 84, Grave NE.
Fisher's reinterment notice in the November 19, 1906 Los Angeles, CA Times newspaper read:
BRAVE SAILOR AT REST. The remains of Frederick T. Fisher, chief gunner's mate of the United States warship Kearsarge, who was killed in the explosion on that vessel eight months ago, have been brought to Los Angeles, and were interred in Rosedale Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The funeral services were private. His widow. Mrs. Inez M. Fisher, is residing at No. 1026 Temple street.
See also
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Record of Medals of Honor given to bluejackets and Marines of the United States Navy 1862-1910, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1910, p. 31
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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