Peacetime 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."
Peacetime 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
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