Joseph Gabriel Harner
Born: February 19, 1889 at Louisville, Ohio
Home Town: Louisville, Ohio
War Department, General Orders No. 101 (June 15, 1914)
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 Second Class Joseph Gabriel Harner, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession, on board the U.S.S. Florida during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914.