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Interim 1899 - 1910 - U.S. Navy

Laddie Stupka

Details
  • Rank: Fireman First Class
  • Conflict/Era: Interim 1899 - 1910
  • Unit/Command:
    U.S.S. Leyden
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 21, 1903
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: on the rocks of Block Island, Rhode Island, USA
Citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Leyden; for heroism at the time of the wreck of that vessel, 21 January 1903.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Born: March 4, 1878, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH, United States
  • Died: February 20, 1946
  • Buried: Baltimore National Cemetery (MH) (DS-1), Baltimore, MD, United States
 

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