The President of the United
States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
LANGHORNE, CARY DeVALL
Rank and organization: Surgeon, U.S. Navy.
Born: 14 May 1873, Lynchburg, Va. Accredited to: Virginia. G.O. No.:
177, 4 December 1915.
Citation:
For extraordinary heroism in battle,
engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Surgeon Langhorne carried a wounded man from
the front of the Naval Academy while under heavy fire.
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