Lawrence Clinton Sinnett
Born: April 4, 1888 at Burnt House, West Virginia
Home Town: Harrisville, West Virginia
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 Seaman Lawrence Clinton Sinnett, 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.