Robert Penn-Collingdale, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 55.086 W 075° 16.608
18S E 476344 N 4418703
Spanish-American War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Iowa at Santiago de Cuba on July 20, 1898. He is buried in Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, PA in the Tubman Section, Lot 155.
Waymark Code: WMY35R
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2018
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He was born on October 10, 1872 in Prince Georges County, VA and died on June 8, 1912 in Las Animas, CO. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PENN, ROBERT
• Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Virginia
• G.O. No.: 501, 14 December 1898
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.
Armed Service: Navy
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