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Johannessen, Johannes J.

Year of Action1905

Unit/CommandUSS Iowa (BB-4)

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Serving on board the USS Iowa, for extraordinary heroism at the time of the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D on board that vessel, 25 January 1905.

Branch: U.S. Navy Year of Action: 1905

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