Frank E. Hill-Center Point, IN
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 25.056 W 087° 04.404
16S E 493681 N 4363122
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Bennington on July 21, 1905. He is buried in Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, IN in Row 5 East, Grave 7.
Waymark Code: WMXW33
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2018
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He was born on July 31, 1880 in Lagrange, IN and died on September 23 1932 in Indiana. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HILL, FRANK E.
• Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Indiana
• G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905
Armed Service: Navy
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