Joseph Clancy
Born: September 29, 1863 at New York, New York
War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joseph Clancy, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the detachment from the U.S.S. Newark, fighting with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Clancy distinguished himself by his conduct.
