The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman First Class Heinrich Behnke, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession while serving aboard the U.S.S. Iowa. Seaman First Class Behnke displayed extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.