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Cary Langhorne
 
 

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

U.S. Navy Surgeon Cary D. Langhorne

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Navy Surgeon Cary D. Langhorne
Born: 14 May 1873, Lynchburg, Va.
Rank and organization: Surgeon, U.S. Navy. Accredited to: Virginia. G.O. No.: 177, 4 December 1915.


CITATION:

For extraordinary heroism in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Surg. Langhorne carried a wounded man from the front of the Naval Academy while under heavy fire.
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