Spanish American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the US Navy as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads "On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket one foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler."
Spanish American War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the US Navy as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads "On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket one foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler."
Bio by: Don Morfe
Inscription
"Medal of Honor"
F1 USS Iowa
SP - AM War
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