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Robert Penn

Birth:	Oct. 10, 1872
Death:	Jun. 8, 1912 Las Animas Bent County Colorado, USA
Spanish American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the US Navy as a Fireman First Class. His citation reads "On board the USS Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing-out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket one foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler." (bio by: Don Morfe) Search Amazon for Robert Penn

Burial: Eden Cemetery Collingdale Delaware County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Tubman Section, Lot 155
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Don Morfe Record added: Jun 23, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38671158