George Holt (Medal of Honor)

George Holt
Born	1840 Louisville, Kentucky
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank
Unit	USS Plymouth
Awards	Medal of Honor

George Holt (born 1840, year of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1840, Holt later joined the Navy from that state. By July 3, 1871, he was serving as a on the USS Plymouth. On that day, while the Plymouth was at the Port of Hamburg, Germany, a small boat approached the ship in a strong current. When the boat capsized, Holt and another sailor, Landsman Paul Tobin, jumped overboard and rescued one of the boat's crewmen. For this action, both he and Tobin were awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on October 10, 1872.^[1]

Holt's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Plymouth, Hamburg Harbor, 3 July 1871. Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot, running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime

References[]

External links[]

• "George Holt". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
• George Holt at Find a Grave