The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman Hans Anton Hansen, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the detachment from the U.S.S. Newark, fighting with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China on 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. In the presence of the enemy during this period, Seaman Hansen distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.