Matthew Gillick

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 Matthew Gillick, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Lancaster at Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard from the Lancaster, Boatswain’s Mate Gillick rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.