Emile Lejeune
Born: 1853 at France
Home Town: New York, New York
Medal of Honor
Peacetime Awards
U.S. Navy
War Department, General Orders No. 212 (June 9, 1876)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman Emile Lejeune, United States Navy, for distinguished and heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Plymouth. Seaman Lejeune displayed gallant conduct in rescuing a citizen from drowning at Port Royal, South Carolina, 6 June 1876.