| 词条 | John P. Erickson |
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|name = John P. Erickson |image = US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png |image_size = 150 |caption = Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor |birth_date = June 30, 1825 |death_date = August 2, {{Death year and age|1907|1825}} |birth_place = Sweden |death_place = Brooklyn, New York |placeofburial = Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York |placeofburial_label = Place of burial |placeofburial_coordinates = |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Navy |serviceyears = |rank = Captain of the Forecastle |unit = {{USS|Pontoosuc}} |battles = American Civil War {{*}} Wilmington Campaign |awards = Medal of Honor }} John P. Erickson (June 30, 1825 – August 2, 1907) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Wilmington Campaign. Born in 1825 in Sweden, Erickson immigrated to the U.S. and was living in Brooklyn when he joined the Navy. He served as a captain of the forecastle on the {{USS|Pontoosuc}} in the Wilmington Campaign, from the First Battle of Fort Fisher on December 24, 1864, through the campaign's end on February 22, 1865. He was severely wounded and received treatment at a hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. For his actions during the campaign, he was awarded the Medal of Honor months later on June 22, 1865.[2][3] Erickson's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Served on board the U.S.S. Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 December 1864, to 22 February 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully throughout this period, Erickson was so severely wounded in the assault upon Fort Fisher that he was sent to the hospital at Portsmouth, Va. Erickson was recommended for his gallantry, skill, and coolness in action while under the fire of the enemy.[2] Erickson died on August 2, 1907, at age 82 and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web | title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A–L) | work = Medal of Honor Citations | publisher = United States Army Center of Military History | date = June 26, 2011 | url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html | accessdate = August 28, 2012 }} [1][2]2. ^1 2 {{Find a Grave|8150838|date=December 3, 2003 |accessdate=August 28, 2012 }} }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Erickson, John P.}} 11 : 1826 births|1907 deaths|People from London|English emigrants to the United States|People from Brooklyn|People of New York (state) in the American Civil War|Union Navy sailors|United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients|English-born Medal of Honor recipients|Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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