Frank Ebenezer Hill Explained

Frank Ebenezer Hill
Birth Date:31 July 1880
Birth Place:LaGrange, Indiana
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Navy
Rank:Ship's Cook First Class
Battles:Non-combat award
Awards:Medal of Honor

Frank Ebenezer Hill (July 31, 1880 - September 23, 1932) was a United States Navy Ship's Cook First Class received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the off San Diego, California during a boiler explosion which killed 62 enlisted men and one officer.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 31 July 1880, La Grange, Ind. Accredited to: Indiana. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 6, 2010 . Medal of Honor recipients . . August 3, 2009.