Medal of Honor: W. A. Crouse, J. W. Ehle and J. L. Hull

WILLIAM ADOLPHUS CROUSE

Watertender, US Navy; USS Concord (PG 3)

Born: 22 October 1866, Tannettsburg, Pennsylvania
Died: 27 June 1941

Citation: On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, P.I., 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out 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.





JOHN WALTER EHLE

Fireman First Class, US Navy; USS Concord (PG 3)

Born: 11 May 1873, Kearney, Nebraska
Died: 25 July 1927

Citation: On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Ehle assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.





JAMES L HULL

Fireman First Class, US Navy; USS Concord (PG 3)

Born: 27 November 1873, Patoka, Illinois
Died: unknown

Citation: On board the U.S.S. Concord off Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, 21 May 1898. Following the blowing out of a lower manhole plate joint on boiler B of that vessel, Hull assisted in hauling the fires in the hot, vapor-filled atmosphere, which necessitated the playing of water into the fireroom from a hose.