D. Henry Lakin Simpson
Born: 1859 at London, England
Home Town: New York, New York
War Department, General Orders No. 326 (October 18, 1884)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Fireman First Class D. Henry Lakin Simpson, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning John W. Powers, Ordinary Seaman on board the U.S.S. ESSEX, at Monrovia, Liberia, 31 October 1877.
