Robert Penn

Infobox Military Person
name=Robert Penn
born= birth date|1872|10|10
died= death date and age|1912|6|8|1872|10|10
placeofbirth= City Point, Virginia
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caption=Fireman First Class Robert Penn
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allegiance=flag|United States of America
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rank=Fireman First Class
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unit=USS "Iowa" (BB-4)
battles=Spanish-American War
awards=Medal of Honor
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Robert Penn (October 10 1872–June 8,1912 at Las Animas, Colorado) 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.

Biography

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

Medal of Honor citation

Fireman Penn's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. "Iowa" off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = War with Spain Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2004-09-01
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html
accessdate = 2007-01-22]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish-American War

Notes

References

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = War with Spain Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2004-09-01
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html
accessdate = 2007-01-22

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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