William Johnson (Medal of Honor recipient)

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name=William Johnson
born= 1855
died= May 20 death date|1903|1855
placeofbirth=Saint Vincent
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placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
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allegiance= flag|United States of America
branch=United States Navy
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rank=Cooper
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unit=USS "Adams"
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awards=Medal of Honor
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William Johnson (1855 – May 20 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography

Willian Johnson was born in 1855 on Saint Vincent island in the West Indies.

On November 14 1879, Johnson was serving as a Cooper on the steamship USS "Adams" at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, when he "rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning." For his actions on that occasion, Cooper Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor five years later, on October 18 1884.

Johnson died at age 47 or 48 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Cooper, U.S. Navy. Born: 1855, St. Vincent West Indies. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884.

Citation:Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Adams at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., 14 November 1879, Johnson rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning.

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

*findagrave|7877286 Retrieved on 2007-12-22
*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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