Robert Blume
{{Short description|US Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient (1868–1937)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Robert E Blume
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1868|11|19}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1937|9|16|1868|11|19}}
|birth_place= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
|death_place= Washington, District of Columbia, US
|placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image=Robert Blume Arlington National Cemetery.jpg
|caption=Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United States of America|1912}}
|branch= United States Navy
|serviceyears=
|rank= Chief Petty Officer
|commands=
|unit= {{USS|Nashville|PG-7|6}}
|battles= Spanish–American War
World War I
|awards= Medal of Honor
|laterwork=
}}
Robert E Blume (November 19, 1868 – September 16, 1937) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Biography
Blume was born November 19, 1868, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and after entering the navy in 1897 he was sent as a seaman to fight in the Spanish–American War aboard the {{USS|Nashville|PG-7|6}}.{{Cite web |access-date=March 14, 2010 |title=Blume, Robert |work=Medal of Honor recipients, War With Spain |publisher=United States Army Center of Military History |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612003615/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/warspain.html |url-status=dead }}
He died September 16, 1937, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.[https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgVibHVtZRIGcm9iZXJ0/ Burial Detail: Blume, Robert (Section 6, Grave 9752-SS)] – ANC Explorer
Stolen Medal of Honor
In 2003 an agent working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation was posing as a buyer when two people attempted to sell two Medals of Honor to him. One medal belonged to Blume and the other to United States Army First Sergeant George Washington Roosevelt who received his in actions during the American Civil War. Edward Fedora, a Canadian businessman, and his wife, Gisela, were charged with violating {{uscsub|18|704|b}}, Unlawful Sale of a Medal of Honor.{{Cite web|access-date=March 14, 2010 |url=https://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel03/metal070903.htm |work=Press release |title=Defendants Charged With Conspiracy to Sell Several Congressional Medals of Honor |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |date=July 9, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806074218/http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel03/metal070903.htm |archive-date=August 6, 2009 }} Edward Fedora pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison, but there is no record of what happened to Gisela.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2003-07-09 |url=http://www.whec.com/news.asp?template=item&story_id=8204 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620165743/http://www.whec.com/news.asp?template=item&story_id=8204 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-06-20 |title=Man Charged With Selling Medals of Honor |publisher = WHEC-TV 10 Rochester, NY |access-date=2006-07-23}}{{Cite web |date = May 28, 2004 |url = https://www.fbi.gov/page2/may04/052804medal.htm |title = Honoring Our Veterans |publisher = Federal Bureau of Investigation |access-date = 2006-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719083655/https://www.fbi.gov/page2/may04/052804medal.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2006}}
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 19 November 1868, Pittsburgh, Pa. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the cutting of the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Blume set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Hall of Valor|2699|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}
- [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rblume.htm Robert Blume] at ArlingtonCemetery.net, an unofficial website
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Category:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Category:United States Navy sailors
Category:Military personnel from Pittsburgh
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War I
Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Category:Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor