Photo #: NH 79939
Coxswain William Halford, USN
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 87, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907.
William Halford received the Medal of Honor for his voyage in
a small boat from Ocean Island to Hawaii to obtain assistance
for the marooned crew of USS Saginaw, which had been wrecked
on 29 October 1870. He was the sole survivor of this trip.
US Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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