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Joseph Quick was born in 1877 in New York City. He joined the Navy from Yokohama in 1897 and retired in 1905. He died in 1969 and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New New York
His grave can be found at Main Section lot 773.
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Joseph Quick
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Born
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April 27, 1969 (aged 92) -
Nationality
United States
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Medal of Honor Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Coxwain, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Yokohama, Japan, April 27, 1902. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York. G.O. No.: 93, July 7, 1902. Citation: For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Coxwain, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Yokohama, Japan, April 27, 1902. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York. G.O. No.: 93, July 7, 1902. Citation: For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.