United States Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy in Pennsylvania and served as an Apprentice. His citation reads "On board the USS Saratoga off Battery, New York Harbor, 15 July 1879. On the morning of this date, Robert Lee Robey, apprentice, fell overboard from the after part of the ship into the tide which was running strong ebb at the time and, not being an expert swimmer, was in danger of drowning. Instantly springing over the rail after him, Buchanan never hestated for an instant to remove even a portion of his clothing. Both men were picked up by the ship's boat following this act of heroism".
United States Navy Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the US Navy in Pennsylvania and served as an Apprentice. His citation reads "On board the USS Saratoga off Battery, New York Harbor, 15 July 1879. On the morning of this date, Robert Lee Robey, apprentice, fell overboard from the after part of the ship into the tide which was running strong ebb at the time and, not being an expert swimmer, was in danger of drowning. Instantly springing over the rail after him, Buchanan never hestated for an instant to remove even a portion of his clothing. Both men were picked up by the ship's boat following this act of heroism".
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