| 词条 | Henry C. Courtney |
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|name = Henry C. Courtney |image = US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png |image_size = 150 |caption = Navy Medal of Honor |birth_date = 1856 |death_date = April 9, 1887 |birth_place = Springfield, Illinois |death_place = Brooklyn, New York |placeofburial = Cypress Hills National Cemetery |placeofburial_label = Place of burial |placeofburial_coordinates = |allegiance = United States of America |branch = United States Navy |serviceyears = 1873 - 1886 |rank = Seaman |unit = {{USS|Portsmouth|1843|6}} |battles = |awards = Medal of Honor }} Henry C. Courtney (b. 1856 - d. April 9, 1887) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. BiographyBorn in 1856 in Springfield, Illinois, Courtney joined the Navy from that state in 1873. By February 7, 1882, he was serving as a seaman on the training ship {{USS|Portsmouth|1843|6}}. On that day, while Portsmouth was at the Washington Navy Yard, Courtney and another sailor, Boatswain's Mate Thomas Cramen, jumped overboard and rescued Jack-of-the-Dust Charles Taliaferro from drowning. For this action, both Courtney and Cramen were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884. He left the Navy in 1886. [1] Courtney's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S. Training Ship Portsmouth, Washington Navy Yard, 7 February 1882. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Courtney assisted in rescuing Charles Taliaferro, jack-of-the-dust, from drowning. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^http://www.mohhsus.com/lost-to-history }} External links
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