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.
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