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John Brown
John Brown served the U.S. Navy.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
10 May 1866 · USS Winooski, off Eastport, Maine · Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy.
For heroic conduct with 2 comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen, of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.
77, 1 August 1866.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
77, 1 August 1866.
For heroic conduct with 2 comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen, of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.
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