The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
TROY, JEREMIAH
Rank and Organization: Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1845, New
York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884.
Citation:
For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire, at Newport, R.I., 21
April 1882, and rescuing from drowning Francis T. Price, third class boy.
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