William Gardner was born in 1832 in Ireland. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Navy from the state of New York, serving as a Seaman on board USS Galena during the American Civil War. While his ship was under enemy fire during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama on 5 August 1864, he "behaved with conspicuous coolness", thus contributing to the capture of CSS Tennessee and the damaging of Fort Morgan. For his performance on that occasion, Gardner was awarded the Medal of Honor. He later obtained the rate of Ship's Cook.
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Medal of Honor citation of Seaman William Gardner, USN (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", pages 25 & 26): |
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