Aaron Anderson-- Part 3: Medals of Honor for the Action

The Medal of Honor citation said that the men of the boat carried out their duties "courageously in the face of a devastating fire which cut away half the oars, pierced the launch in many places and cut the barrel off a musket being fired by the enemy."

This action typical of the operations of the Potomac Flotilla in the Chesapeake Bay region will be the focus of the program at Stratford Hall given by Peter Luebke, historian of the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C..  John Bachman, public events director at Stratford Hall will also speak.

--Old B-Runner