Luovi Halling
Born: August 7, 1867 at Stockholm, Sweden
Home Town: New York, New York
War Department, General Orders No. 172 (October 4, 1904)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain’s Mate First Class Luovi Halling, United States Navy, for heroism while serving on board the U.S.S. Missouri, in attempting to rescue from drowning Cecil C. Young, Ordinary Seaman, 15 September 1904, near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
