| 词条 | Robert Penn |
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|name=Robert Penn |birth_date={{Birth date|1872|10|10}} |death_date={{Death date and age|1912|6|8|1872|10|10}} |birth_place=City Point, Virginia |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label=Place of burial |image=Robert Penn (MOH) framed.jpg |caption=Fireman First Class Robert Penn |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank=Fireman First Class |commands= |unit={{USS|Iowa|BB-4}} |battles=Spanish–American War |awards=Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= }} Robert Penn (October 10, 1872 – June 8, 1912 at Las Animas, Colorado) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish–American War. BiographyOn July 20, 1898, Penn was serving as a Fireman First Class on the {{USS|Iowa|BB-4}} off the coast of Santiago de Cuba when a boiler accident occurred. For his actions during the incident, Penn was issued the Medal of Honor five months later, on December 14, 1898. Medal of Honor citationFireman Penn's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.[1] See also
Notes1. ^{{cite web |publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = War with Spain Medal of Honor recipients |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = 2004-09-01 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html |accessdate = 2007-01-22}} References{{ACMH}}
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = War with Spain Medal of Honor recipients |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = 2004-09-01 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html |accessdate = 2007-01-22}} External links
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