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Henry Anton Eilers (August 11, 1870-June 30, 1901) was a gunner's mate serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. == Biography == Eilers was born August 11, 1870 in Newark, New Jersey and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1885. After joining the Navy he was stationed aboard the as a gunner's mate. On September 17, 1892 the was participating in a mock attack on Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland when a cartridge exploded prematurely. Hot embers blew down one of the ammunition chutes, nearly injuring three other members of the crew and causing others to run for their lives. Although the ammunition could have ignited at any time due to the hot embers Eilers risked his life to remain at his post in the magazine until all of the burning particles had been stamped out. For his actions Eilers received the Medal of Honor on November 22, 1892. In addition to the Medal of Honor Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy issued General Order number 404 directing that Eilers be promoted to the rank of acting gunner for “extraordinary heroism”. His date of rank as gunner was November 5, 1892.〔U.S. Navy Register. 1896. pg. 58.〕 He was assigned to the on September 5, 1899 and was married sometime in the same year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry A. Eilers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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