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

Medal of Honor

to

 

CRAMEN, THOMAS

Rank and Organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1848, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Cramen rescued Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning.

 

 

 

 

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