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U.S. Navy

John Enright

ConflictNoncombat

Year of Action1886

Unit/CommandUSS Ranger

BirthplaceLynn, Massachusetts

Citation

On board the USS Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1886

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Joel Thompson BooneU.S. NavyConflict: World War I

William M. CarrU.S. NavyConflict: Civil War

John Henry BalchU.S. NavyConflict: World War I

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