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ATKINS,
DANIEL Rank and organization: Ship's Cook, First Class,
U.S. Navy. Born: 1867, Brunswick, Va. Accredited to: Virginia. G.O.
No.: 489, 20 May 1898. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Cushing, 11
February 1898. Showing gallant conduct, Atkins attempted to save
the life of the late Ens. Joseph C. Breckenridge, U.S. Navy, who
fell overboard at sea from that vessel on this date.
DAVIS,
JOHN Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy.
Born: 1854, Kingslow, Jamaica. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Trenton, Toulon, France, February 1881. Jumping
overboard, Davis rescued Augustus Ohlensen, coxswain, from drowning.
JOHNSON,
JOHN Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born:
1839, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 176,
9 July 1872. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. 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.
JOHNSON,
WILLIAM Rank and organization: Cooper, U.S. Navy. Born:
1855, St. Vincent West Indies. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.:
326, 18 October 1884. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Adams
at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif., 14 November 1879, Johnson
rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning.
NOIL,
JOSEPH B. Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born:
1841, Nova Scotia. Accredited to: New York. Citation: Serving on
board the U.S.S. Powhatan at Norfolk, 26 December 1872, Noil saved
Boatswain J. C. Walton from drowning.
SMITH,
JOHN Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born:
1854, Bermuda. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October
1884. Citation: For jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Shenandoah,
at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from
drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
SWEENEY,
ROBERT (1 of 19 double recipients) Rank and organization:
Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born. 1853 Montreal, Canada. Accredited
to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884. Second award. Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge, at Hampton Roads, Va., 26
October 1881, Sweeney jumped overboard and assisted in saving from
drowning a shipmate who had fallen overboard into a strongly running
tide.
INTERIM AWARDS (1901-1911)
GIRANDY,
ALPHONSE Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born:
21 January 1868, Guadaloupe, West Indies. Accredited to: Pennsylvania.
G.O. No.: 85, 22 March 1902. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S.
Petrel, for heroism and gallantry, fearlessly exposing hisown life
to danger for the saving of others, on the occasion of the fire
on board that vessel, 31 March 1901.
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