Frank Ebenezer Hill

Frank Ebenezer Hill
Born	(1880-07-31)July 31, 1880 LaGrange, Indiana
Died	September 23, 1932(1932-09-23) (aged 52)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Ship's Cook First Class
Unit	USS Bennington
Battles/wars	Non-combat award
Awards	Medal of Honor

Frank Ebenezer Hill (July 31, 1880–September 23, 1932) was a United States Navy Ship's Cook First Class received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the USS Bennington (PG-4) off San Diego, California during a boiler explosion which killed 62 enlisted men and one officer.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 31 July 1880, La Grange, Ind. Accredited to: Indiana. G.O. No.: 13, 5 January 1906.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Bennington, for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.

He was the son of John C. & Sarah Lucinda (Baker) Hill.

Family genealogist and LaGrange Co. Historical Society

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• "Home of Heroes". Retrieved September 29, 2010.