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Photo # NH 84019:  Lieutenant Commander George H. Rose

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Lieutenant Commander George H. Rose, USNR, (1880-1932)

George Harry Rose was born in Stamford, Connecticut on 28 February 1880. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from that state and served on the cruiser USS Newark as a Seaman. During the China Relief Expedition of 1900, Newark, serving as flagship for the Assistant Commander of the Asiatic Station, was brought to the Peking area to protect Americans who were under threat from the rebellious Boxers. Rose voluntarily took part in land operations there in May and June 1900, distinguishing himself on several occasions, among them carrying dispatches on 10 June, helping to fight off an attack on his unit's baggage train on the 13th, engaging in combat on 20-22 June, and obtaining medical supplies from an enemy-held village. For his "meritorious conduct" on 13, 20, 21 and 22 June, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

George Rose received a commission as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1917. He served in the Third Naval District (New York City region) during World War I and was promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in mid-1918. On 15 July 1929 he became a Lieutenant Commander in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve. George H. Rose died on 7 December 1932 in Newark, New Jersey and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

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Photo #: NH 84019

Lieutenant Commander George H. Rose, USNR

(1880-1932)

Halftone reproduction of a photograph, published in "Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the U.S."
Seaman George H. Rose received the Medal of Honor for his "meritorious conduct" during the China Relief Expedition as part of the landing force from Newark in June 1900. He is pictured here as a Lieutenant Commander in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve.

Courtesty of Donald K. Smith, David Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Medal of Honor citation of Seaman George Rose (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 87):

"In the presence of the enemy during the battles at Peking, China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. Throughout this period, ROSE distinguished himself by meritorious conduct".


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