Matthew Gillick

Matthew Gillick
Born	1852 Providence, Rhode Island
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Boatswain's Mate
Unit	USS Lancaster
Awards	Medal of Honor

Matthew Gillick (born 1852, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography

Born in 1852 in Providence, Rhode Island, Gillick joined the Navy from that state. By November 20, 1883, he was serving as a boatswain's mate on the USS Lancaster. On that day, while Lancaster was at Marseille, France, a boy fell into the water from a breakwater near the ship. Gillick and another sailor, Ordinary Seaman Apprentice John F. Auer, jumped overboard and rescued him. For this action, both Gillick and Auer were awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on October 18, 1884.^[1]

Gillick's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Lancaster at Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard from the Lancaster, Gillick rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.^[1]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Navy portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 5, 2010. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 

External links

• "Matthew Gillick". Hall of Valor. Military Times. http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2328. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
• "Matthew Gillick". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50561824. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Gillick, Matthew
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	1852
Place of birth	Providence, Rhode Island
Date of death
Place of death