The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

BATES, RICHARD

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1829, Wales. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 77, 1 August 1866.

Citation:

For heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.

 

 

 

 

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