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Photo # NH 73696: Seaman Harry H. Miller

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Quartermaster Third Class Harry H. Miller, USN, (1879-1968)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Medal of Honor citation of Seaman Harry H. Miller (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 77):

"On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, MILLER displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action."


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