Born in 1853 in Newfoundland, Moore immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from Rhode Island. By September 21, 1880, he was serving as a seaman on the USS Trenton. On that day, while Trenton was at Genoa, Italy, he and Seaman John Russell jumped overboard and rescued Ordinary Seaman Hans Paulsen from drowning. For this action, both Moore and Russell were awarded the Medal of Honor four years later, on October 18, 1884.[2]
Moore's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Genoa, Italy, 21 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen, ordinary seaman.[2]
"Philip Moore". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
"Philip Moore". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
February 08, 2023
philip, moore, medal, honor, philip, moore, 1853, 1902, united, states, navy, sailor, recipient, united, states, military, highest, decoration, medal, honor, philip, mooreborn1853newfoundlanddied1902, aged, place, burialmalden, massachusettsallegianceunited, s. Philip Moore 1853 1902 1 was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military s highest decoration the Medal of Honor Philip MooreBorn1853NewfoundlandDied1902 aged 48 49 1 Place of burialMalden MassachusettsAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States NavyRankSeamanUnitUSS TrentonAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in 1853 in Newfoundland Moore immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from Rhode Island By September 21 1880 he was serving as a seaman on the USS Trenton On that day while Trenton was at Genoa Italy he and Seaman John Russell jumped overboard and rescued Ordinary Seaman Hans Paulsen from drowning For this action both Moore and Russell were awarded the Medal of Honor four years later on October 18 1884 2 Moore s official Medal of Honor citation reads For jumping overboard from the U S S Trenton at Genoa Italy 21 September 1880 and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen ordinary seaman 2 See also Edit Biography portalList of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetimeReferences Edit a b Philip Moore at Find a Grave a b Medal of Honor recipients Interim Awards 1871 1898 Medal of Honor citations United States Army Center of Military History August 5 2010 Retrieved September 3 2010 External links Edit Philip Moore Claim to Fame Medal of Honor recipients Find a Grave Retrieved September 3 2010 Philip Moore Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved September 3 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Moore Medal of Honor amp oldid 979331823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
