The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
DeSOMER, ABRAHAM
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Utah. Place
and date: Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914. Entered service at:
Wisconsin. Birth: Milwaukee, Wis.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Utah, for extraordinary heroism in the line
of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914.
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