John Johnson (born , 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 April 12, 1872, Davis was serving as a seaman on the steamship near Greytown, Nicaragua, when an accident occurred. Several members of the crew including the expedition commander were drowning. For his actions on that day, Seaman Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on July 9, 1872.
The men who drowned wereCommander Alexander Foster Crosman, commanding expedition, his body not recoveredMaster Alfred Foree, attached to the Kansas, his body not recoveredCockswain William Walker, attached to the Kansas, his body not recoveredOrdinary Seaman Emil Birgfield, attached to the Kansas, his body not recoveredOrdinary Seaman William Arkwright, attached to the Kansas, his body not recoveredOrdinary Seaman James Eley, attached to the Kansas, his body recovered on April 13, 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.
See also
List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime List of African American Medal of Honor recipients
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