John Davis (Medal of Honor recipient, 1881)

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name= John Davis


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placeofburial= Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia, USA
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branch= Navy
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rank= Ordinary Seaman
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John Davis (1854 – 19 August 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography

In February 1881, Davis was serving as an Ordinary Seaman on the steamship USS "Trenton" near Toulon, France, when he saved a fellow sailor from drowning. For his actions on that occasion, Ordinary Seaman Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor three years later, on 18 October 1884. His official Medal of Honor citation reads: "Jumping overboard, Davis rescued Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain, from drowning."

Death

Davis died at age 48 or 49 and was buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1854, Kingslow, Jamaica. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884.

Citation:

:On board the U.S.S. Trenton, Toulon, France, February 1881. Jumping overboard, Davis rescued Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain, from drowning.

ee also

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

References

*findagrave|7895096 Retrieved on 2007-12-25
*cite web
publisher = U.S. 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

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