Harry Herbert Miller was born on 4 May 1879 at Noel Shore,
Nova Scotia, Canada. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from the State
of Massachusetts and served during the Spanish-American
War on board USS Nashville.
On 11 May 1898 he was one of several men who took part in a boat
expedition that cut the underwater telegraph cable off Cienfuegos,
Cuba. For his "extraordinary bravery and coolness" under
enemy fire during this operation, Miller was awarded the Medal
of Honor. He subsequently attained the rank of Quartermaster
Third Class. Harry H. Miller died on 12 March 1968 in Costa Rica.
Photo #: NH 73696
Seaman Harry H. Miller, USN
A Canadian who served in USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7) during
the Spanish-American War. Both he and his brother, Willard Dwight
Miller, were awarded the Medal of Honor for exhibiting "extraordinary
bravery and coolness" during the 11 May 1898 telegraph cable
cutting operation off Cienfuegos, Cuba.
This is a halftone reproduction.
Courtesy of the Army Museum, Halifax Citadel, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, 1971.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 73697
Harry Herbert Miller
Halftone of a photograph of Harry H. Miller at Gorga Hospital,
Costa Rica in 1960, at the age of 81.
While serving in USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7) during the
Spanish-American War, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his
role in the 11 May 1898 cable cutting operation off Cienfuegos,
Cuba.
Courtesy of the Army Museum, Halifax Citadel, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, 1971.
US Naval Historical Center Photograph
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Photo #: NH 79949
Cienfuegos Cable-Cutting Operation, 11 May 1898
Halftone reproduction of an artwork, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 358, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907.
It depicts boats from USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7) and
USS Marblehead (Cruiser # 11) cutting underwater telegraph
cables off Cienfuegos, Cuba, while under intense Spanish gunfire.
Their ships are shown in the background, returning fire, with
Nashville on the right and Marblehead at left.
The Medal of Honor was liberally awarded to those who participated
in this operation.
US Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 79952
USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7)
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 361, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907.
The image shows crew members who participated in the cable cutting
operation at Cienfuegos, Cuba, on 11 May 1898. They are posed
in one of the ship's launches, after the ship had been repainted
in peacetime colors following the end of the Spanish-American
War. The Medal of Honor was liberally awarded to those who took
part in this operation.
US Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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