| 词条 | William Johnson (Medal of Honor) |
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|name=William Johnson |birth_date= 1855 |death_date= May 20, {{Death year and age|1903|1855}} |birth_place=Saint Vincent |death_place= |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |nickname= |allegiance= {{flag|United States of America}} |branch=United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank=Cooper |commands= |unit={{USS|Adams|1874|6}} |battles= |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} William Johnson (1855 – May 20, 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. BiographyWillian Johnson was born in 1855 on Saint Vincent island in the West Indies. On November 14, 1879, Johnson was serving as a Cooper on the steamship {{USS|Adams|1874|6}} at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, when he "rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning." For his actions on that occasion, Cooper Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor five years later, on October 18, 1884. Johnson died at age 47 or 48 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia. Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Cooper, U.S. Navy. Born: 1855, St. Vincent West Indies. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, October 18, 1884. CitationCitation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Adams at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., 14 November 1879, Johnson rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
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|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, William}} 9 : 1855 births|1903 deaths|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants to the United States|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|United States Navy sailors|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients|People from Saint Vincent (island)|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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