| 词条 | John W. Magee |
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|name= John W. Magee |birth_date= 1848 |death_date= |birth_place= Washington D.C. |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png |image_size= 150 |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= 1867 - 1888 |rank= Second Class Fireman |commands= |unit= {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863}} |battles= |awards= Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} John Wellesley Magee (born 1848) was a second class fireman serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. BiographyMagee was born in 1848 in Washington, D.C., and enlisted in the Navy from Maryland in 1867.[1] After joining the navy he was stationed aboard the {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863}} as a second class fireman. Just before midnight August 21, 1884 the {{USS|Tallapoosa|1863|6}} collided with the schooner James S. Lowell about five miles from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts and started to sink. Magee remained at his post in the fireroom until the fires were put out by the rising waters. For his actions on that night he received the Medal October 18, 1884.[2][3] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1859, Maryland. Accredited to: Maryland. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Citation:Serving on board the U.S.S. Tallapoosa during the sinking of that vessel on the night of 21 August 1884. During this period, Magee remained at his post of duty in the fireroom until the fires were put out by the rising waters.[2] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
References1. ^http://www.mohhsus.com/lost-to-history 2. ^1 {{Cite web |accessdate=September 22, 2010 |title = Interim Awards, 1871-1898; Magee, John W. entry |work =Medal of Honor recipients |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/int1871-98.html |date= August 3, 2009}} 3. ^{{Cite web |accessdate=September 22, 2010|url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t1/tallapoosa-i.htm |work= Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |title= Tallapoosa |publisher=Naval Historical Center}} External links
|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/talaposa.htm |title=USS Tallapoosa (1864-1892) |date=July 5, 2001 |work=Online Image Library |publisher=Naval Historical Center |accessdate=September 22, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902234245/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/talaposa.htm |archivedate=September 2, 2010 |df= }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, John W.}} 6 : 1848 births|Year of death missing|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|United States Navy sailors|People from Maryland|Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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