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Accredited to: New York.Citation:On board the U.S.S.Lancaster, Marseille, France, 20 November 1883.

Before Seaman Auer left the Navy, the medal was stolen, though he wore the ribbon (and retained the citation) until his final years.Auer served in the Navy for five years, after which he returned to his native Nyack.

He worked as a letter carrier at Nyack's post office, and kept the same route for over twenty years.

He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery inNyack. His grave can be found in section K, lot 139.Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman Apprentice, U.S.Navy.

John F.Auer (1866-May 28, 1951) was a sailor in the United States Navy who was one of 193 people awarded the Medal of Honor during peacetime,[1] The Hall of Heroes; accessed December 6, 2009. a practice no longer authorized by law, and one of only 3,449 recipients of the award. Congressional Medal of Honor Society Statistics, Page; accessed December 6, 2009Auer was born in 1866 in Nyack, New York, the fifth of five children of Joseph Auer, a stable owner and harness maker. John F.Auer, Holder of Congressional Medal of Honor, Dies at Nyack Home, Nyack Journal NewsMarch 28, 1951 When he was sixteen years old, Auer joined the United States Navy because he wanted to see the world.[2] Nyack Villager; November 2009 issue After completing basic training he was assigned to the USS Lancaster, the flagship of the European Squadron as a Seaman Apprentice.

On November 20, 1883, while the Lancaster was in port in Marseille, France, a young Frenchman who was on a stone pier astern of the Lancaster fell overboard, and disappeared below the water twice.

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