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Frank Du Moulin — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Apprentice
Medals Recorded: 1

Frank Du Moulin

Apprentice, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862–1912 Navy

Ribbon Rack

Biography

He jumped overboard to rescue a helpless injured apprentice.

Frank du Moulin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850. He served in the U.S. Navy as an apprentice aboard USS Sabine.

At New London Harbor, Connecticut, on 5 September 1867, Apprentice D'Orsay fell from the ship's mizzen topmast rigging. He struck rigging and a boat davit during the fall and was left helpless in the water. Du Moulin jumped overboard and saved him from drowning.

His Medal of Honor recognized the rescue, and the award was accredited to Pennsylvania. The citation preserves the young sailor's response when an injured shipmate fell overboard.

Medal of Honor citation

On 5 September 1867, Du Moulin jumped overboard and saved from drowning Apprentice D'Orsay, who had fallen from the mizzen topmast rigging of the Sabine, in New London Harbor and was rendered helpless by striking the mizzen rigging and boat davit in the fall.

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