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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Chief Pharmacist
- Service Era
- Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I
- Medals Recorded
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Robert H. Stanley
Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Navy
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Biography
Carrying messages under fire in Peking
Robert Henry Stanley earned the Medal of Honor for volunteering to carry messages under enemy fire in Peking, China, during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. A hospital apprentice associated with USS Newark, he served in the United States Navy.
His official citation recognizes the danger of his message-carrying duty. Stanley later attained the rank of chief pharmacist, and his medal was presented aboard USS Brooklyn.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 2, 1881, Stanley died in Pensacola, Florida, on July 15, 1942. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His award commemorates courage beyond his medical duties during the China Relief Expedition.
Medal of Honor citation
For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in volunteering and carrying messages under fire at Peking, China, 12 July 1900.
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