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SEMPLE-ROBERT

ROBERT  SEMPLE

Rate/Rank
LCDR
Service Branch
USN 00/1906 - 00/1937
USN 00/1941 - 00/1943
Born
08/18/1887
PITTSBURGH, PA
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS FLORIDA BB-30
CO, C-207
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
DOMINICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/MINE SWEEPER CLASP
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

Robert Semple Date of birth: August 18, 1887
Date of death: May 13, 1943
Burial location: San Diego, California
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Home of record: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
 

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 Chief Gunner Robert Semple, United States Navy, for meritorious service under fire on the occasion of the landing of the American naval forces at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on 21 April 1914. Chief Gunner Semple was then attached to the U.S.S. Florida as a Chief Turret Captain.

General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 120, January 10, 1924

Action Date: 21-Apr-14

Service: Navy

Rank: Chief Gunner

Division: U.S.S. Florida

Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret