Samuel W. Davis
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
About Samuel W. Davis
Lived 1845 – 1914 (aged 68–69). Samuel W. Davis was an American.
Samuel Walker Davis (January 23, 1846 - May 5, 1914) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Military service Born in 1846 in Brewer, Maine, Davis was still living in that city when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as an ordinary seaman on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he acted as a look-out for naval mines (then known as "torpedoes") despite heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.
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Who was Samuel W. Davis?
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
When was Samuel W. Davis born?
Samuel W. Davis was born in 1845 in Brewer.
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Samuel W. Davis died on 5 May 1914 in Boston.
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Samuel W. Davis was American.
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