William Morse
Born: 1852 at Germany
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 William Morse, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, First Class Fireman.
