- James Machon
Infobox Military Person
name= James Machon
Born= 1848
died=
placeofbirth=England
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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Navy
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rank= Boy
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unit= USS "Brooklyn"
battles=American Civil War
awards=Medal of Honor
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relations=James Machon was a Boy in the
United States Navy and aMedal of Honor recipient for his role in the with theUnion Navy during theAmerican Civil War .Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Boy, U.S. Navy. Born: 1848, England. Accredited to: New York.
G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.Citation:
:On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Stationed in the immediate vicinity of the shell whips which were twice cleared of men by bursting shells, Machon remained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.cite web |accessdate=2007-12-30
url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html
title="Machon, James" entry
work=Medal of Honor Recipients
year=2007
publisher=CMH, U.S. Army]ee also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients
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*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-30
url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html
title="Machon, James"
work=Medal of Honor Recipients: Civil War (M-Z)
date=17 July 2007
publisher=Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army
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