William Sweeney
Landsman, Engineer’s Force, U.S. Navy. Awarded for actions near Norfolk, VA.
June 15, 1880

Born 1856, Boston, MA.
Citation: For jumping overboard from the USS Jean Sands, opposite the Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA, on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard.