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Oct 04, 1894 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 07 Dec 1941 (aged 47)
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
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About Edwin J. Hill
- Edwin Joseph Hill (October 4, 1894 - December 7, 1941), was a United States Navy sailor who was stationed on the USS Nevada (BB-36) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
- He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle. Hill is most noted for having released the USS Nevada from its mooring, and then as the battleship began to steam away, jumping into the harbor, swimming after the ship, and then climbing up the battleship onto its deck to continue the fight.
