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Richard Willis (Medal of Honor)
Richard Willis (1826 – September 1896) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
==Military service==
Englishman Willis enlisted in the US Navy for a three-year term in August 1864, and was assigned to the Union ironclad .〔(USS New Ironsides Muster Roll )〕 His enlistment is credited to the state of Pennsylvania.
On January 15, 1865, the North Carolina Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry.
After leaving the Navy, Willis moved to Vallejo, California, where he committed suicide on 9 or 10 September 1896.〔http://www.mohhsus.com/lost-to-history〕
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