Frank Du Moulin (born 1850, 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 1850 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Du Moulin joined the Navy from that state. By September 5, 1867, he was serving as an
apprentice on the training ship in the harbor of
New London, Connecticut. On that day, a crewmate, Apprentice D'Orsay, fell from the
rigging
Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—''standing rigging'', including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they are ...
of the ''Sabines
mizzen-topmast into the water, striking the lower rigging and a boat
davit
Boat suspended from radial davits; the boat is mechanically lowered
Gravity multi-pivot on Scandinavia''
file:Bossoir a gravité.jpg, Gravity Roller Davit
file:Davits-starbrd.png, Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferr ...
on his way down. Du Moulin jumped overboard and rescued D'Orsay from drowning. For this action, he received the Medal of Honor the next month.
Du Moulin's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On the 5th of September 1867, Du Moulin jumped overboard and saved from drowning Apprentice D'Orsay, who had fallen from the mizzen topmast rigging of the ''Sabine'', in New London Harbor, and was rendered helpless by striking the mizzen rigging and boat davit in the fall.
See also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime
References
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1850 births
Year of death missing
Military personnel from Philadelphia
United States Navy sailors
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor