Christian Osepins
Born: 1858 at Holland
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 Seaman Christian Osepins, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug Fortune, 7 May 1882, at Hampton Roads, Virginia and rescuing from drowning James Walters, Gunner’s Mate.
