▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁for ▁false hood ▁and ▁attempting ▁to ▁obtain ▁money ▁under ▁false ▁pret enses ▁and ▁the ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁ordered ▁the ▁d ish on or able ▁dis charge ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁en list ment . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁court - mart ial ▁Sie gel ▁under w ent ▁a ▁mental ▁evaluation ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁wor ried ▁and ▁exceed ingly ▁nerv ous ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁wor ried ▁over ▁domestic ▁affairs ▁and ▁de pressed ▁after ▁recently ▁learning ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁adopted . ▁ ▁However ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁fit ▁for ▁trial . ▁ ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁c itation ▁Rank ▁and ▁organization : ▁Bo ats w ain ' s ▁Mate ▁Second ▁Class , ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁C itation : ▁▁ ▁For ▁extraordinary ▁hero ism ▁while ▁serving ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Moh awk ▁in ▁performing ▁a ▁rescue ▁mission ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁H jel ten aes ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁fl ames ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Go ing ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁bla zing ▁vessel , ▁Sie gel ▁res cu ed ▁ 2 ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁qu arters ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁the ▁third ▁time . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁qu arters , ▁a ▁steam ▁pipe ▁over ▁the ▁door ▁bur sted , ▁making ▁it ▁impossible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁escape . ▁Sie gel ▁was ▁overcome ▁with ▁smoke ▁and ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁deck