DOD: Medal of Honor Monday - Firemen of USS Richmond
March 15, 2022
March 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
By Katie Lange
During the Civil War, Union naval forces in the south worked to divide the Confederacy by conquering the Mississippi River. One of the many ships involved in that mission was USS Richmond. During one intense battle, the ship was in danger of exploding, but thanks to four of the ship's firemen, it survived to see the war's end.
All four firemen -- Navy . . .
By Katie Lange
During the Civil War, Union naval forces in the south worked to divide the Confederacy by conquering the Mississippi River. One of the many ships involved in that mission was USS Richmond. During one intense battle, the ship was in danger of exploding, but thanks to four of the ship's firemen, it survived to see the war's end.
All four firemen -- Navy . . .