File:Robert Penn, Fireman Second Class, USN - NH 79957.jpg
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[edit]Robert Penn, Fireman Second Class, USN
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Robert Penn, Fireman Second Class, USN |
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English: An explosion was averted by their quickness. Halftone reproduction of an artwork by Bacon, depicting Robert Penn's heroism in a fireroom accident on board USS Iowa (Battleship # 4) on 20 July 1898, during the Spanish-American War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in that incident. Copied from Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 405, published in 1907 by the Perrien-Keydel Co., Detroit, Michigan. |
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| Date | 20 July 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NH 79957 |
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| Source | https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/iowa-bb-4/nh-79957.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
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