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Home Town New York City
Last Address Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Date of Passing Jun 27, 1969
Location of Interment Evergreens Cemetery - Brooklyn, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates Main Section, Lot 773
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Joseph Quick
Coxswain • USN
Medal of Honor 1902
Joseph Quick (1877 – 1969) received the Medal of Honor for rescuing his USS Yorktown shipmate, Machinist's Mate Second Class Walenty Wisnieroski, from drowning on April 27, 1902 in port in Yokohama, Japan.
US Navy Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.
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Medal of Honor Awarded for actions during Peace Time
For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Coxswain Joseph Quick, United States Navy, for heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. YORKTOWN.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 93 (July 7, 1902) Action Date: 27-Apr-02 Service: Navy Rank: Coxswain Division: U.S.S. Yorktown
China Relief Expedition
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January / 1900
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December / 1902
Description The China Relief Expedition was the United States military term for the rescue of diplomatic personnel, and other United States citizens, in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion. The China Relief Expedition was a multi-national effort and the United State
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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January / 1900
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December / 1902
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories USS Yorktown PG-1, saw action in the Philippine-American War and the Boxer Rebellion in 1899 and 1900.