George Harry Rose: Medal of Honor Citation

Rank at action: Seaman
Service: U.S. Navy
Conflict: China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
Unit or command: U.S.S. Newark

The Citation

In the presence of the enemy during the battles at Peking, China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. Throughout this period, Rose distinguished himself by meritorious conduct. While stationed as a crewmember of the U.S.S. Newark, he was part of its landing force that went ashore off Taku, China. on 31 May 1900, he was in a party of 6 under John McCloy (MH) which took ammunition from the Newark to Tientsin. On 10 June 1900, he was one of a party that carried dispatches from LaFa to Yongstsum at night. On the 13th he was one of a few who fought off a large force of the enemy saving the Main baggage train from destruction. On the 20th and 21st he was engaged in heavy fighting against the Imperial Army being always in the first rank. On the 22d he showed gallantry in the capture of the Siku Arsenal. He volunteered to go to the nearby village which was occupied by the enemy to secure medical supplies urgently required. The party brought back the supplies carried by newly taken prisoners.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

George Harry Rose — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-002647
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original): 55
Other source date wording: 1900-06-20
Later or highest recorded rank: Lieutenant Commander
Accredited to: Connecticut
Archive transcription SHA-256: ad5ef0f04ed0a93257ef448f9a9e29f95860bb32c66b0c810adc107b7ef536bc

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Controlled Society search recovered George Harry Rose. The structured field gives June 20–22, while the citation also documents June 13; the complete citation chronology is controlled and the structured range remains separately attributed. Recovery provenance: the prior live-verification result is reconstructed because the described P10-C060–P10-C062 restart files were not physically available; the verified P10-C059 authority, retained web-reference metadata, legacy record, and prior session evidence are all preserved.