Photo #: NH 79943
Coxswain George Willis
Halftone reproduction of an artwork, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 96, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907. It depicts him furling the loose fore topgallant
sail of USS Tigress during a heavy Arctic gale on 22 September
1873, during the search for the missing exploration ship Polaris.
Coxwain Willis received the Medal of Honor for his "gallant
and meritorious conduct" on this occasion.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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