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William Sweeney -LRB- born 1856 , date of death unknown -RRB- was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .. United States. United States. United States Navy. United States Navy. Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor. Born in 1856 in Boston , Massachusetts , Sweeney joined the Navy from that state .. By June 15 , 1880 , he was serving as a landsman in the engineering department of the .. landsman. Landman ( rank ). engineering department. engineering department. On that night , while Jean Sands was outside the Norfolk Naval Shipyard , he and another sailor , Landsman James F. O'Conner , jumped overboard and rescued a young girl from drowning .. Landsman. Landman ( rank ). Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Norfolk Naval Shipyard. James F. O'Conner. James F. O'Conner. For this action , both Sweeney and O'Conner were awarded the Medal of Honor four years later , on October 18 , 1884 .. Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor. Sweeney 's official Medal of Honor citation reads  :. Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor. For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Jean Sands , opposite the Navy Yard , Norfolk , Va. , on the night of 15 June 1880 , and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard .