| 词条 | William H. Belpitt |
| 释义 |
|name =William Henry Belpitt |image = |caption = |birth_date ={{birth date|1860|5|3}} |death_date = |birth_place =Ryde, New South Wales |death_place = |placeofburial = |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = |allegiance ={{flag|United States|23px}} |branch = United States Navy |serviceyears = |rank =Captain of the Afterguard |unit ={{USS|Monocacy|1864|6}} |battles = |awards =Medal of Honor }} William Henry Belpitt (born May 3, 1860, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. BiographyBelpitt was born on May 3, 1860, in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.[1] By October 7, 1884, he was serving in the U.S. Navy as Captain of the Afterguard on the {{USS|Monocacy|1864|6}}. On that morning, while Monocacy was at Fuzhou, China, he jumped overboard and rescued a Chinese man whose canoe had capsized. For this action, Belpitt was awarded the Medal of Honor. Belpitt's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. Monocacy, Foochow, China, 7 October 1884. Jumping overboard from that vessel on the morning of this date, Belpitt sustained, until picked up, a Chinaman who had been thrown into the water by the capsizing of a canoe. Belpitt later returned to Australia, and was buried in Sydney at an unknown date. [1] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^http://www.mohhsus.com/medal-of-honor/list-by-alphabet-2/list-by-alphabet-a-b-c-d-e [2]2. ^1 {{Hall of Valor|3298|accessdate=September 13, 2010}} }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Belpitt, William H.}} 7 : 1860 births|Year of death missing|People from Sydney|United States Navy sailors|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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