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Ernest Krause — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Coxswain
Service Era: Spanish-American War
Medals Recorded: 3

Ernest Krause

Coxswain, U.S. Navy

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Spanish-American War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Sampson Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

He faced heavy fire while cutting the cables off Cienfuegos. Ernest Krause was born in Lübeck, Germany, on 3 July 1866. He served in the U.S. Navy as a coxswain aboard USS Nashville during the Spanish-American War.

On 11 May 1898, Krause took part in the operation to cut the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba. Heavy enemy fire accompanied the operation. His Medal of Honor citation recognized the bravery and composure he maintained throughout the action.

Commander Raymond P. Rodgers presented his medal at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Massachusetts on 16 August 1899. The award was accredited to New York. Krause later reached the rating of gunner's mate.

His citation preserves his part in the hazardous cable-cutting operation off Cuba.

Medal of Honor citation

On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Krause displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.

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