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Philip Moore (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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

Philip Moore (Medal of Honor)

Seaman, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862–1912 Navy

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Biography

He jumped overboard and saved a fellow sailor from drowning.

Philip Moore was born in Newfoundland in 1853. He served as a seaman in the United States Navy aboard USS Trenton.

On 21 September 1880 at Genoa, Italy, Moore jumped overboard and rescued Ordinary Seaman Hans Paulsen from drowning. He received the Medal of Honor for the lifesaving act.

Moore died on 16 September 1902 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Malden. His citation preserves the name of the sailor he saved.

Medal of Honor citation

For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Genoa, Italy, 21 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen, ordinary seaman.

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