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 Rade Grbitch - San Francisco National Cemetery Posted by:  DougK
N 37° 47.958 W 122° 27.902
10S E 547096 N 4183682
Rade Grbitch or Rade Grbic (December 24, 1870- March 5, 1910) was a United States Navy sailor of Serbian descent (born in the Austrian Empire), and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Waymark Code: WMX26T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2017
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Rade Grbitch
is one of thirty-seven Medal of Honor recipients buried at the San Francisco National Cemetery.
From Wikipedia:
Grbitch was born December 24, 1870 in Austria-Hungary and joined the Navy from Ohio. He was Serb from Dalmatia. On July 21, 1905, a boiler exploded aboard the USS Bennington (PG-4) while it was at San Diego, California and sank. During the explosion 66 sailors were killed and almost everyone else on the ship was injured. For his actions during the explosion he received the Medal of Honor January 5, 1906.
He died on March 5, 1910 and is buried in San Francisco National Cemetery San Francisco, California. His grave can be found in plot A, 44.
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This headstone is located in Section A, Grave 44.
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Grbitch's citation states:
Medal of Honor citation:
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 24 December 1870, Austria. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.
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Armed Service: Navy
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