FRANK W. CRILLEY MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Listing Details
Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD-SICARD STREET
City: WASHINGTON
State: District of Columbia
Zip Code: 20374
Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone
Access: Military Base
Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
IN 1915 CRILLEY WAS A DIVER WITH THE U.S. NAVY. DURING A SALVAGE OPERATION ON A SUNKEN SUBMARINE F-4 (SS-23) HE RESCUED FELLOW DIVER WILLIAM F. LOUGHMAN, USN WHO HAD BECOME ENTANGLED AT A DEPTH OF 250 FEET. FOR HIS ACTION ON THIS OCCASSION GUNNER’S MATE FRANK W. CRILLEY WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR IN 1929.
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