Photo #: NH 79439
Chief Steward Jesse W. Covington, USN
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 115.
Ship's Cook Third Class Jessie W. Covington, of USS Stewart,
received the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism"
on 17 April 1918 when he risked his life while rescuing an exhausted
survivor of the explosion of the American S.S. Florence H.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 80KB; 590 x 765 pixels
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