branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards named battles placeofburial birth_date rank article_title
usa 26 february 1916 plaistow , new hampshire united states of america 1861 u.s. picket boat # 1 medal of honor ribbon.svg medal of honor daniel g. george american civil war merrimac , massachusetts 7 july 1840 ordinary seaman daniel g. george

daniel g. george

daniel griffin george -lrb- july 7 , 1840 -- february 26 , 1916 -rrb- was a union navy sailor in the american civil war who received the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .
george was born in plaistow , new hampshire , on july 7 , 1840 .
he was awarded the medal of honor , for extraordinary heroism shown on october 27 , 1864 , while serving as an ordinary seaman with u.s. picket boat # 1 , near plymouth , north carolina .
his medal of honor was issued on december 31 , 1864 .
he died at the age of 75 , on february 26 , 1916 , and was buried at the locust grove cemetery in merrimac , massachusetts .
