| Birth: | 1866 | | Death: | May 27, 1951 | 
Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Ordinary Seaman Apprentice in the United States Navy. His citation reads "On board the USS 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." (bio by: Don Morfe)
Search Amazon for John Auer | | | Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nyack
Rockland County
New York, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 139 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Jan 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8297333 |
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