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U.S. Navy · United States 
James Stoddard
1838
James Stoddard served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
5 March 1864 · US Marmora, off Yazoo City, Miss. · Seaman, U.S. Navy.
Off Yazoo City, Miss., 5 March 1864. Embarking from the Marmora with a 12_pound howitzer mounted on a field carriage, Stoddard landed with the gun and crew in the midst of heated battle and, bravely standing by his gun despite enemy rifle fire which cut the gun carriage and rammer, contributed to the turning back of the enemy during the fierce engagement.
32, 16 April 1864.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
32, 16 April 1864.
Off Yazoo City, Miss., 5 March 1864. Embarking from the Marmora with a 12_pound howitzer mounted on a field carriage, Stoddard landed with the gun and crew in the midst of heated battle and, bravely standing by his gun despite enemy rifle fire which cut the gun carriage and rammer, contributed to the turning back of the enemy during the fierce engagement.
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