Navy Medal of Honor, type 1, authorized in 1862; awarded to enlisted men for gallantry and meritorious service. This particular
specimen was awarded to William Smith, naval quartermaster (petty officer) who, during the American Civil War, commanded the
U.S.S. Kearsarge's aft 11-inch pivot gun that did the greatest damage to CSS Alabama (Semmes offered a reward to his gunners
if they could silence this gun).
1967.226.336http://numismatics.org/collection/1967.226.336mb_physical,osm,imperiumobjecthttp://numismatics.org/search/id/https://numismatics.org/themes/mantisdisplaypk.eyJ1IjoiYmhpaWJuZXIiLCJhIjoiY2xlZWZqZmJjMGdheDNwcW1qaHM2MWZ4cSJ9.oR2ZyKdE7BYKzQkjiotNSghttp://numismatics.org/search/manifest/1967.226.336American Numismatic Society