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U.S. Navy
Johnson, John
Johnson, John
Year of Action1872
Unit/CommandUSS Kansas
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation

Serving on board the USS Kansas near Greytown, Nicaragua 12 April 1872, Johnson displayed great coolness and self-possession ai the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned and, by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.

Branch: U.S. NavyYear of Action: 1872

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