Frank Ebenezer Hill

Showed heroism during Bennington's boiler disaster

Frank Ebenezer Hill was born in La Grange, Indiana, on 31 July 1880. He served in the U.S. Navy as ship's cook first class aboard USS Bennington.

At San Diego, California, on 21 July 1905, a boiler exploded aboard the ship. Hill's conduct during the disaster earned the Medal of Honor. His citation recognized extraordinary heroism at the time of the explosion, and the award was accredited to Indiana.

Hill died in Key West, Florida, on 23 September 1932 and is buried in Center Point Cemetery in Indiana. His Medal of Honor preserves his recognition for courage during the shipboard emergency.

Medal of Honor citation

On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Cal., 21 July 1905.