b. 10/10/1872 City Point (now Hopewell), Virginia. d. 08/06/1912 Las Animas, Colorado.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 20/07/1898 Santiago da Cuba, Cuba.
Robert Penn MOH
Spanish American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the US Navy as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads “On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898.
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket one foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.
BURIAL LOCATION: EDEN CEMETERY, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
TUBMAN SECTION, LOT 155, GRAVE 4.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
