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Davis, John
Davis, John
Unit/CommandUSS Trenton
HometownKingston
Citation

On board the USS Trenton, Toulon, France, February 1881. Jumping overboard, Davis rescued Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain, from drowning.

Branch: U.S. Navy

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