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Medal of Honor Recipient

James Smith

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-003302Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

April 12, 1872

Near Greytown, Nicaragua

Rank at action
Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1871 - 1899
Unit or command
USS Kansas

The Citation

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

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General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. James Smith — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003317
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
176
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
66fc7b038e06d28093d68745c985bac300ffa77817a9433020d25f69b3b8de0d

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The USS Kansas profile is selected by ship and Nicaragua rescue context, distinct from the Civil War and China recipients of the same name.

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