Robert Augustus Sweeney
Robert Augustus Sweeney | |
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| Allegiance | United States Navy |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Awards | Medal of Honor (2), |
Robert Augustus Sweeney is one of only nineteen servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice.
His first citation reads: Serving on board the USS Kearsarge, at Hampton Roads, Va., 26 October 1881, Sweeney jumped overboard and assisted in saving from drowning a shipmate who had fallen overboard into a strongly running tide. His second citation: Serving on board the USS Jamestown, at the Navy Yard New York, 20 December 1883, Sweeney rescued from drowning A. A. George, who had fallen overboard from that vessel.
See also
- Robert Sweeney for other people with the same name.