George Hill (Medal of Honor)

He stayed composed and helped prevent more sailors drowning.

George Hill served as chief quarter gunner aboard USS Kansas. Near Greytown, Nicaragua, on April 12, 1872, a disaster drowned Commander A. F. Crosman and others. Hill’s composure and personal efforts prevented additional deaths, earning him the Medal of Honor.

Born in England in 1844, Hill was accredited to New York. His decoration commemorates lifesaving courage during naval service in peacetime.

Medal of Honor citation

Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, Hill displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F. Crosman and others were drowned, near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.