Robert H. Stanley
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 61 years 74 days (734 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Robert Henry Stanley (May 2, 1881 – July 15, 1942) was a 40-year member of the United States Navy.He was the first hospital corpsman to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor.
He was awarded the medal for carrying messages under heavy fire on June 13, 20, 21 and 22 and July 12, 1900, while assigned to the USS Newark at Beijing (then Peking), China during the Boxer Rebellion.
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