Auzella Savage-Augusta, ME
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Don.Morfe
N 44° 21.162 W 069° 47.244
19T E 437246 N 4911349
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Santiago de Cuba in the assault of Fort Fisher, NC on January 15, 1865. He has a cenotaph marker in Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, ME in Section GR, Row 1, Site 4.
Waymark Code: WM10CMY
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2019
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He was born in 1846 in Anson, ME and he was lost at sea in the Atlantic Ocean on February 1, 1882. His body was never recovered. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SAVAGE, AUZELLA
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Massachusetts
• G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. When the landing party to which he was attached charged on the fort with a cheer, and the determination to plant the colors on the ramparts, Savage remained steadfast when more than two-thirds of the marines and sailors fell back in panic during the fight. When enemy fire shot away the flagstaff above his hand, he bravely seized the remainder of the staff and brought his colors safely off.
Armed Service: Navy
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