WILLIAMS, PETER
Rank and Organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831, Norway, Accredited
To: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863.
Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Ironclad Steamer Monitor, Hampton Roads, 9 March 1862.
During the engagement between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Merrimack, Williams
gallantly served throughout the engagement as quartermaster, piloting the Monitor
throughout the battle in which the Merrimack, after being damaged, retired from the scene
of the battle.
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