词条 | John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839) |
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|name=John Johnson |birth_date= 1839 |death_date= unknown |birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank=Seaman |commands= |unit={{USS|Kansas|1863|6}} |battles= |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} John Johnson (1839–??) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. BiographyOn April 12, 1872, Davis was serving as a Seaman on the steamship {{USS|Kansas|1863|6}} near Greytown, Nicaragua, when an accident occurred. For his actions on that day, Seaman Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on July 9, 1872. Medal of Honor citationHis official Medal of Honor citation reads: Johnson displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned and, by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.[1] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References{{ACMH}} 1. ^{{Cite web |publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871-1898 |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = 2003-10-03 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |accessdate = 2007-01-15}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, John}}{{US-navy-bio-stub}} 6 : 1839 births|Year of death missing|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|United States Navy sailors|Military personnel from Philadelphia|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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