Frank William Crilley-Arlington, VA
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action as a diver in the accident of the USS F-4 in Honolulu, HI on April 17, 1915. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 8, Site 6430.
Waymark Code: WMXZ74
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
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He was born on September 13, 1883 in Trenton, NJ and died on November 23, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. He attained the rank of Ensign in the U.S. Navy. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CRILLEY, FRANK WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Pennsylvania
• 19 November 1928
Citation: For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession above and beyond the call of duty during the diving operations in connection with the sinking in a depth of water 304 feet, of the U.S.S. F-4 with all on board, as a result of loss of depth control, which occurred off Honolulu, T.H., on 25 March 1915. On 17 April 1915, William F. Loughman, chief gunner's mate, U.S. Navy, who had descended to the wreck and had examined one of the wire hawsers attached to it, upon starting his ascent, and when at a depth of 250 feet beneath the surface of the water, had his lifeline and air hose so badly fouled by this hawser that he was unable to free himself; he could neither ascend nor descend. On account of the length of time that Loughman had already been subjected to the great pressure due to the depth of water, and of the uncertainty of the additional time he would have to be subjected to this pressure before he could be brought to the surface, it was imperative that steps be taken at once to clear him. Instantly, realizing the desperate case of his comrade, Crilley volunteered to go to his aid, immediately donned a diving suit and descended. After a lapse of time of 2 hours and 11 minutes, Crilley was brought to the surface, having by a superb exhibition of skill, coolness, endurance and fortitude, untangled the snarl of lines and cleared his imperiled comrade, so that he was brought, still alive, to the surface.
Armed Service: Navy
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