Edward William Boers-Cincinnati, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 09.372 W 084° 30.402
16S E 715437 N 4337071
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Bennington on July 21, 1905. He is buried in Vine Street Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH in Section 1, Lot 111.
Waymark Code: WMXVJ0
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2018
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He was born on March 10, 1884 in Cincinnati, OH and died on April 2, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:
BOERS, EDWARD WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Kentucky
• G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, 21 July 1905. Following the explosion of a boiler of that vessel, Boers displayed extraordinary heroism in the resulting action.
Armed Service: Navy
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