b. 1844 New Orleans, Louisiana. d. 27/05/1919 Brooklyn, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTIONS: 11/01/1874 at sea and 27/04/1876 at sea off Haiti.
Weisbogel was born in about 1844 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He joined the Navy from Louisiana and by January 11, 1874, was serving on the USS Benicia. On that day, one of his shipmates, a U.S. Marine named Wolf, jumped overboard in a “fit of insanity” in an attempt to commit suicide by drowning. Weisbogel jumped in after and saved him. For this action, he was awarded a Medal of Honor two years later, on March 23, 1876. By that time, he was serving as Captain of the Mizzen Top on the USS Plymouth. Weisbogel also at one point served on the USS Juniata and performed a similar feat on that ship.
Barely a month after being awarded his first Medal of Honor, on April 27, 1876, he again saved a crewmate from drowning. While Plymouth, under the command of Captain Edward Barrett, who proposed his second Medal of Honor, was entering the harbor of Kingston, Jamaica, Landsman Peter J. Kenny fell overboard and was rescued by Weisbogel. For that action he was awarded his second Medal of Honor, on June 9, 1876.
MOH CITATIONS:
First Award: For gallant conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Benicia, at sea, and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel, 11 January 1874.
Second Award: For gallant conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Plymouth, at sea, and rescuing from drowning one of the crew of that vessel on 27 April 1876.
BURIAL LOCATION: HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
DIAMOND SECTION, RANGE D, GRAVE 132.
BURIED IN A GROUP GRAVE – MARKER NAME MCCUE.
LOCATION OF MEDALS: UNKNOWN.