FRAZER-HUGH
HUGH CARROLL FRAZER
Deceased
07/09/1975
Rate/Rank
CDR
CDR
Service Branch
USN 00/1908 - 6/1933
USN 2/1942 - 00/0
Born
02/22/1891
MARTINSBURG, WV
USS ANTARES AG-10
NAVAL AIR STATION, SAN DIEGO, CA
STAFF. OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF NAVY
CO, USS N-2 (SS-54)
USS K-5 (SS-36)
USS SOUTH CAROLINA BB-26
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/GRAND FLEET CLASP
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
Hugh Carroll Frazer
Date of birth: February 22, 1891Date of death: July 9, 1975
Burial location: Arlington, Virginia
Place of Birth: West Virginia, Martinsburg
Home of record: Martinsburg West Virginia
Hugh Frazer graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1912. He retired as a Commander in the U.S. Navy.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Medal of Honor
Awarded for actions during the Dominican Republic Occupation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ensign Hugh Carroll Frazer, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in battle during the engagement of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 22 April 1914. During this engagement, Ensign Frazer ran forward to rescue a wounded man, exposing himself to hostile fire and that of his own men. Having accomplished the mission, he returned at once to his position in line.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 177 (December 4, 1915)
Action Date: April 22, 1914
Service: Navy
Rank: Ensign
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret