MOH Citation for Robert Penn
The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
PENN, ROBERT
Rank and Organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 October 1872, City Point, Va. Accredited To: Virginia. G.O. No.: 501, 14 December 1898.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on board the vessel, Penn hauled the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.
