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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Hospital Apprentice Robert Henry Stanley, United States Navy, for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in volunteering and carrying messages under fire at Peking, China, 12 July 1900, while serving with a detachment from the U.S.S. Newark.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901)
Action Date: 12-Jul-00
Service: Navy
Rank: Hospital Apprentice
Company: Corpsman
Division: U.S.S. Newark
1881 |
May 2, 1881
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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1942 |
July 15, 1942
Age 61
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Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
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