John F. Auer-Nyack, NY
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Lancaster in Marseille, France on November 20, 1883. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, NY in Section K, Lot 139.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2018
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He was born in 1866 in Nyack, NY and died on March 28, 1951 in Nyack, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: AUER, JOHN F.
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman Apprentice, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Lancaster, Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard, Auer rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.
Armed Service: Navy
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