b. 26/02/1877 New York. d. 27/06/1969 Tampa, Florida.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 27/04/1902 Yokohama, Japan.
US Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Coxswain in the United States Navy. His citation reads “For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the USS Yorktown.”
MOH CITATION:
For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.
BURIAL LOCATION: EVERGREEN CEMETERY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
NAIN SECTION, LOT 773.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
