William Adolphus Crouse (October 22, 1866,
Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania – June 27, 1941) was an American
Medal of Honor
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recipient.
Biography
He served in the US Navy during the
Spanish–American War
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as a
watertender aboard the . He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery off
Cavite
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Manila Bay
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Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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, May 21, 1898. He was awarded his Medal on December 14, 1898.
He rose the rank of Chief Commissary Steward before retiring from the Navy.
Crouse died in 1941 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Medal of Honor citation
Following the blowout of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Crouse hauled the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.
See also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
People from Franklin County, Pennsylvania
American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
1866 births
1941 deaths
Burials at Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)
Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor