| 词条 | William Gardner (sailor) |
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|name = William Gardner |image = William Gardner Medal of Honor.jpg |caption = Reverse of Gardner's Medal of Honor |birth_date = 1832 |death_date = |birth_place = Ireland |death_place = |placeofburial = |placeofburial_label = Place of burial |placeofburial_coordinates = |allegiance = {{flag|United States of America}} |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |serviceyears = |rank = Ship's Cook |unit = {{USS|Galena|1862|6}} |battles = American Civil War {{*}} Battle of Mobile Bay |awards = Medal of Honor }} William Gardner (born 1832, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. BackgroundBorn in 1832 in Ireland, Gardner immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a seaman on the {{USS|Galena|1862|6}}. At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "behaved with conspicuous coolness" despite heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.[2] He later obtained the rank of ship's cook.[3] Gardner's official Medal of Honor citation reads: As seaman on board the U.S.S. Galena in the engagement at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Serving gallantly during this fierce battle which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and the damaging of Fort Morgan. Gardner behaved with conspicuous coolness under the fire of the enemy.[2] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web | title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A–L) | work = Medal of Honor Citations | publisher = United States Army Center of Military History | date = June 26, 2011 | url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html | accessdate = October 12, 2012 }} [1][2]2. ^1 {{Cite web | title = Ship's Cook William Gardner, USN, (Born in 1832) | work = Online Library of Selected Images | publisher = Naval History & Heritage Command | date = March 14, 2008 | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-g/w-gdner.htm | accessdate = October 12, 2012 }} }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, William}} 9 : 1832 births|Year of death unknown|Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)|People of New York (state) in the American Civil War|Union Navy sailors|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|Irish sailors in the United States Navy |
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