branch allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
united states navy united states varuna 1861 6 medal of honor place of burial american philip civil war battle of forts jackson and st. 1846 third class boy george hollat
 george hollat
george hollat

george hollat -lrb- born 1846 , date of death unknown -rrb- was a union navy sailor in the american civil war and a recipient of the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the battle of forts jackson and st. philip .
born in 1846 , hollat was living in new york when he joined the navy .
he served during the civil war as a third class boy on the .
at the battle of forts jackson and st. philip near new orleans on april 24 , 1862 , `` varuna '' was rammed twice by the confederate steamer -lrb- formerly known as the `` charles morgan '' -rrb- and eventually sunk .
hollat `` remained steadfast and courageous at his battle station '' throughout the close-range fight .
for this action , he was awarded the medal of honor a year later on april 3 , 1863 , however his medal remained unclaimed and in the possession of the department of the navy as of 1898 .
hollat 's official medal of honor citation reads : hollat served as third class boy on board the u.s.s. `` varuna '' during an attack on forts jackson and st. philip , 24 april 1862 .
he rendered gallant service through the perilous action and remained steadfast and courageous at his battle station despite extremely heavy fire and the ramming of the `` varuna '' by the rebel ship `` morgan '' , continuing his efforts until his ship , repeatedly holed and fatally damaged , was beached and sunk .
