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U.S. Navy · United States 
John McCarton
1847 – 1887
John McCarton served the U.S. Navy. John was 40 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor
4 January 1882 · U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire, near Newport, R.I · Ship's Printer, U.S. Navy.
For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire off Coasters Harbor Island, near Newport, R.l., 4 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith, second class musician, from drowning.
326, 18 October 1884.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Navy
326, 18 October 1884.
For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire off Coasters Harbor Island, near Newport, R.l., 4 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith, second class musician, from drowning.
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