John Smith (Medal of Honor recipient, 1880)
- John Smith (Medal of Honor recipient, 1880)
Infobox Military Person
name=John Smith
born= 1854
died= unknown
placeofbirth=Bermuda
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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 "Shenandoah"
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awards=Medal of Honor
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John Smith (born 1854, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor citation
On 19 September 1880, Smith was serving as an Seaman on the screw sloop USS "Shenandoah" at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when he saved a man from drowning. For his actions on that occasion, Seaman Smith was awarded the Medal of Honor four years later, on 18 October 1884.
His official Medal of Honor citation reads:
:For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. "Shenandoah", at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
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
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NAME= Smith, John
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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