STICKNEY, HERMAN OSMAN
Rank and organization: Commander, U.S.
Navy. Born: 10 December 1867, Pepperell, Mass. Accredited to:
Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 177, 4 December 1915. Other Navy award: Navy
Cross.
Citation:
For distinguished conduct in battle,
engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Comdr. Stickney covered the landing of the
21st with the guns of the Prairie, and throughout the attack and occupation, rendered
important assistance to our forces on shore with his 3-inch battery.