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Dansk:
Modtager af USA's flådes Medal of Honor i fredstid. Han meldte sig til den amerikanske flåde og gjorde tjeneste som maskinmester af første grad om bord på den toscrewede kanonbåd af Yorktown-klassen, USS Bennington, da skibets kedel eksploderede den 21. juli 1905 i San Diego Bay i Californien. Han udviste ekstraordinær tapperhed ved at redde mænd, der var blevet såret i katastrofen, som kostede 66 flådefolk livet. Den 5. januar 1906 blev han tildelt Medal of Honor for sin heltemodige indsats og var en af 11 besætningsmedlemmer fra Bennington, der modtog hæderen for deres handlinger den dag. Hans medalje kan i dag ses udstillet i Veterans Memorial Hall Gallery i The Depot i Duluth, Minnesota.

English:
US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He enlisted in the United States Navy, and was serving as a Machinist's Mate First Class on board the "Yorktown"-class twin screw gunboat "USS Bennington" when the ship's boiler exploded on July 21, 1905 while in San Diego Bay in California. He displayed extraordinary bravery in rescuing men wounded in the disaster, which resulted in the death of 66 Naval personnel. On January 5, 1906 he was awarded the MOH for his heroism, one of 11 "Bennington" crew members to be so honored for their actions that day. His Medal can be seen on display today at the Veterans Memorial Hall Gallery in the Depot in Duluth, Minnesota.