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John Johnson (1839–??) 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 Seaman may refer to: * Sailor, a member of a marine watercraft's crew * Seaman (rank), a military rank in some navies * Seaman (name) (including a list of people with the name) * ''Seaman'' (video game), a 1999 simulation video game for the Seg ...
on the steamship 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 July 9, 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


References

: 1839 births Year of death missing United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients United States Navy sailors Military personnel from Philadelphia Non-combat recipients of the Medal of Honor {{US-navy-bio-stub