Matthew Gillick

Matthew Gillick (born 1852, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography Born in April 1852 in Providence, Rhode Island, Gillick joined the Navy from that state on July 16, 1881, at the age of 29 years and 3 months. By November 20, 1883, he was serving as a boatswain's mate on the . On that day, while Lancaster was at Marseille, France, a boy fell into the water from a breakwater near the ship. Gillick and another sailor, Ordinary Seaman Apprentice John F. Auer, jumped overboard and rescued him. For this action, both Gillick and Auer were awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on October 18, 1884.