Medal of Honor
June 13, 1900–June 22, 1900
China
- Rank at action
- Coxswain
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Newark
The Citation
Sources ↓In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Williams distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21, and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Williams distinguished himself by meritiorious conduct.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Jay P Williams — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002772
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 55
- Other source date wording
- 1900-06-20
- Accredited to
- Ohio
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 48433d98e1dc0cad393a6b708c1f01eb66961e8ecb4eb65acf35b92907ef481a
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Controlled Society search recovered Jay P Williams outside the inherited candidate set. The structured field gives June 20–22, while the citation also identifies June 13; the full chronology and exact 'meritiorious' spelling are preserved.