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GIDDING, Charles - Medal of Honor Recipient 1876

GIDDING, Charles - Medal of Honor Recipient 1876

Posted: 20 Dec 2008 9:19PM GMT
Classification: Military
Surnames: Gidding
GIDDING, CHARLES

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1853, Bangor, Maine. Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.: 215, 9 August 1876. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Gidding showed heroic conduct in trying to save the life of one of the crew of that ship, who had fallen overboard from aloft at the Navy Yard, New York, 26 July 1876.

Burial location of this recipient is unknown.

http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html

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