Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. His citation reads "On board the USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboat and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked the deck, Cpl. Oviatt fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious two-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee." (bio by: Don Morfe)
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