Edwin Joseph Hill-Honolulu, HI
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Don.Morfe
N 21° 18.750 W 157° 50.754
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action on the USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was killed in action. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu HI in Section A, Site 895.
Waymark Code: WMX0YD
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2017
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He was born on October 4, 1895 in Philadelphia PA and died on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:
*HILL, EDWIN JOSEPH
• Rank and organization: Chief Boatswain, U.S. Navy
Citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. During the height of the strafing and bombing, Chief Boatswain Hill led his men of the linehandling details of the U.S.S. Nevada to the quays, cast off the lines and swam back to his ship. Later, while on the forecastle, attempting to let go the anchors, he was blown overboard and killed by the explosion of several bombs.
Armed Service: Navy
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