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George Holt (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Navy
Rank: Quarter Gunner
Medals Recorded: 1

George Holt (Medal of Honor)

Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862–1912 Navy

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Biography

He leapt into a running tide to save a person from drowning.

George Holt was a quarter gunner aboard USS Plymouth. In Hamburg Harbor, Germany, on July 3, 1871, a person was thrown from a shore boat into a strong tide while the boat approached the ship. Holt and a companion jumped overboard and rescued the person from drowning.

His action earned the Medal of Honor for courage at the risk of his life. Born in Kentucky in 1840, Holt died in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on August 26, 1875.

Medal of Honor citation

On board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a four-knot running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.

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