Luovi Halling-East Elmhurst, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 45.756 W 073° 53.970
18T E 592885 N 4512986
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action serving on board the USS Missouri on September 15, 1904. He is buried in Saint Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst, NY in Plot 7, Row 28, Grave 51.
Waymark Code: WMXVXT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2018
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He was born on August 7, 1867 in Stockholm, Sweden and died on March 22, 1928 in Manhattan NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HALLING, LUOVI
• Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 172, 4 October 1904
Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri, for heroism in attempting to rescue from drowning Cecil C. Young, ordinary seaman, 15 September 1904.
Armed Service: Navy
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