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U.S. Navy

Barrett, Edward

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1881

Unit/CommandUSS Alaska

BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Citation

On board the USS Alaska at Callao Bay, Peru, 14 September 1881. Following the rupture of the stop-valve chamber, Barrett courageously hauled the fires from under the boiler of that vessel.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1881

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