John Johnson (Medal of Honor recipient)
- John Johnson (Medal of Honor recipient)
Infobox Military Person
name=John Johnson
born= 1839
died= unknown
placeofbirth=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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caption=
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allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Navy
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rank=Seaman
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unit=USS "Kansas"
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awards=Medal of Honor
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John Johnson (born 1839, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Biography
On 12 April 1872, Davis was serving as a Seaman on the steamship USS "Kansas" near Greytown, Nicaragua, when an accident occurred. For his actions on that day, Seaman Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on 9 July 1872.
Medal of Honor citation
His official Medal of Honor citation reads:
:Johnson displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned and, by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
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
*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
Persondata
NAME= Johnson, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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PLACE OF BIRTH= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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