Philip B. Keefer

Philip Bogan Keefer
Born (1875-09-04)September 4, 1875
Washington, D.C.
Died January 1, 1949(1949-01-01) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C.
Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Coopersmith
Unit USS Iowa (BB-4)
Battles/wars Spanish–American War
Awards Medal of Honor

Philip Bogan Keefer (September 4, 1875 – January 1, 1949) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Spanish–American War.

On July 20, 1898, Keefer was serving as a Coopersmith on the USS Iowa (BB-4) off the coast of Santiago de Cuba when a boiler accident occurred. For his actions during the incident, Keefer was issued the Medal of Honor five months later, on December 14, 1898.

Medal of Honor citation

Coopersmith Keefer's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Following the blow-out of a manhole gasket of that vessel which caused the fireroom to be filled with live steam and the floor plates to be covered with boiling water, Keefer showed courageous and zealous conduct in hauling fires from 2 furnaces of boiler B.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "War with Spain Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2007-12-20.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.