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Matthew Gillick
Matthew Gillick (born 1852, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
==Biography==
Born in 1852 in Providence, Rhode Island, Gillick joined the Navy from that state. By November 20, 1883, he was serving as a boatswain's mate on the . On that day, while ''Lancaster'' was at Marseille, France, a boy fell into the water from a breakwater near the ship. Gillick and another sailor, Ordinary Seaman Apprentice John F. Auer, jumped overboard and rescued him. For this action, both Gillick and Auer were awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on October 18, 1884.〔
Gillick's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Serving on board the U.S.S. ''Lancaster'' at Marseille, France, 20 November 1883. Jumping overboard from the ''Lancaster'', Gillick rescued from drowning a French lad who had fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship.〔
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