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Word: coquimbo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Boatswain William H. Gowan, 72, 35-year Navyman who retired in 1942, one of the rare peacetime winners of the Medal of Honor, for "extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration [in a ship of the U.S. Navy] in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909"; of a heart attack, without friends, family or funeral expenses; in Brooklyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 3, 1957 | 6/3/1957 | See Source »

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