Albert Weisbogel
U.S. Navy
Date of Birth: 1844
Place of Birth: New Orleans, LA
Entered Service At: Louisiana
Date of Death: Unknown
Place of Burial: Unknown
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War or Period: Peace Time Award
Rank at Time of Action: Captain of the Mizzen Top
Date/Place Of Action: Jan 11, 1874 - On the open Sea
Unit: USS Benicia
Date of Award: Mar 23, 1876
Synopsis: While at sea, jumped overboard to rescue a crewmember from
drowning.
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War or Period: Peace Time Award
Rank at Time of Action: Captain of the Mizzen Top
Date/Place Of Action: Apr 27, 1876 - On the open Sea
Unit: USS Plymouth
Date of Award: Jun 09, 1876
Synopsis: While at sea, jumped overboard to rescue a crewmember from
drowning
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John Lafferty
aka: John Laverty*
U.S. Navy
First Enlistment: From Pennsylvania as JOHN
LAFFERTY
Birth Information Listed As: 1842
in New York, NY
*Re-enlisted In California: as JOHN LAVERTY
Listed Date and Place of
Birth As: 1849 - Ireland
Date of Death: Nov 13, 1903
Place of Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery - Philadelphia, PA
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War or Period: Civil War
Rank at Time of Action: Fireman
Date/Place Of Action: May 25, 1864 - Roanoke River, NC
Unit: USS Wyalusing
Date of Award: Mar 14, 1865
Synopsis: Volunteered to be part of a dangerous, commando-like
mission to transfer two torpedoes across an island swamp in an effort to destroy the enemy
ram Abermarle.
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War or Period: Peace Time Award
Rank at Time of Action: Fireman First Class
Date/Place Of Action: Sep 14, 1881 - Callao Bay, Peru
Unit: USS Alaska
Date of Award: Oct 18, 1884
Synopsis: When the stop-valve chamber on his ship ruptured, he hauled the
fires from under the boiler.
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