George William Rud-Minneapolis, MN
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Don.Morfe
N 45° 01.524 W 093° 18.114
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Memphis during a hurricane while anchored off Santo Domingo City on August 29, 1916. He was killed in action. He is buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis MN in Section 9, Lot 183, Grave 3.
Waymark Code: WMXZ76
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
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He was born on October 7, 1883 in Minneapolis MN and died on August 29, 1916 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:
*RUD, GEORGE WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Chief Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Minnesota
• 1 August 1932
Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession while attached to the U.S.S. Memphis, at a time when that vessel was suffered total destruction from a hurricane while anchored off Santo Domingo City, 29 August 1916. C.M.M. Rud took his station in the engineroom and remained at his post amidst scalding steam and the rushing of thousands of tons of water into his department, receiving serious burns from which he immediately died.
Armed Service: Navy
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