b. 1844 England. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/04/1872 near Greytown, Nicaragua.
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy at New York, New York and served as a Chief Quarter Gunner. His citation reads “Serving on board the USS Kansas, Hill displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F.Crosman and others drowned, near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life”.
MOH CITATION:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, Hill displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A.F. Crosman and others were drowned, near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON DC.