Mons Monssen-Brooklyn, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 41.256 W 073° 52.878
18T E 594528 N 4504680
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action serving on board the USS Missouri on April 13, 1904. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn NY in Officers Section East, Site 190.
Waymark Code: WMXW97
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2018
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He was born on January 20, 1867 in Kvam Kommune, Norway and died on February 10, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY. He attained the rank of Lieutenant in the US Navy. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MONSSEN, MONS
• Rank and organization. Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy
• G.O. No.: 160, 26 May 1904
Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri, for extraordinary heroism in entering a burning magazine through the scuttle and endeavoring to extinguish the fire by throwing water with his hands until a hose was passed to him, 13 April 1904.
Armed Service: Navy
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