Joseph Quick (1877-1939)

Infobox Military Person
name= Joseph Quick
born= 1877
died= August 31, death year and age|1939|1877
placeofbirth= New York City, New York
placeofdeath= Cornwall, England
placeofburial= The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York


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nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank= Coxswain
commands=
unit= USS Yorktown
battles= peacetime award
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Joseph Quick (1877–August 31, 1939) was a United States Navy coxswain awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing a shipmate, Machnist's Mate, second class Walenty Wisnieroski from drowning on April 27, 1902 in port in Yokohama, Japan.

Biography

Joseph Quick was born in 1877 in New York City.

He died in 1939 in Cornwall, England and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. His grave can be found in nain Section, Lot 773.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Coxwain, U.S. Navy. Place and date: Yokohama, Japan, April 27, 1902. Entered service at: New York. Birth: New York. G.O. No.: 93, July 7, 1902.

Citation:

:For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

* [http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_peace/quick_joseph.html Citation]
* [http://west-penwith.org.uk/barnoon6.htm Website]
*findagrave|8205067 Retrieved on 2007-12-18

Persondata
NAME= Quick, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH= New York City, New York
DATE OF DEATH= August 31, 1939
PLACE OF DEATH= Cornwall, England