William Zuiderveld

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William Zuiderveld
January 8, 1888(1888-01-08)February 5, 1978 (aged 90)
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William Zuiderveld, Medal of Honor recipient
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Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Hospital Apprentice First Class
Awards Medal of Honor

William Zuiderveld (January 8, 1888February 5, 1978) was a United States Navy Hospital Apprentice First Class

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Rank and organization: Hospital Apprentice First Class, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914. Entered service at: Michigan. Birth: Michigan. G.O. No.: 116, 9 August 1914.

Citation:

On board the USS Florida, Zuiderveld showed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the seizure of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 April 1914.

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