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Medal of Honor Recipient

John F. Auer

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-002775Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1883

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Medal of Honor

November 20, 1883

Marseille, France

Rank at action
Ordinary Seaman Apprentice
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
U.S.S. Lancaster

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Lancaster, Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard, Auer rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.

Sources & record notes

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002789
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
8e2a7260ff8533afe53a4b8dedb95a96928a232c065f9dee6340aa89b4e4fc04

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.