John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839)

John Johnson
Navy Medal of Honor
Born	c. 1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	unknown
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Navy
Rank	Seaman
Unit	USS Kansas
Awards	Medal of Honor

John Johnson (c. 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 on the steamship USS Kansas 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.[1]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime
• List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

1. "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871-1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 2003-10-03. Archived from the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2007-01-15.