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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Brown

U.S. Navy · Interim 1865–1870

MOH-RC-003282Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1866

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Medal of Honor

May 10, 1866

off Eastport, Maine, USA

Rank at action
Captain of the Afterguard
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1865–1870
Unit or command
USS Winooski

The Citation

Sources ↓
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.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Brown — 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-003297
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
77
Accredited to
Maryland
Archive transcription SHA-256
f0d46cd59cb2b2f22e29a58c5a0ef93958256f24eefac997ebe4a2026931942a

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

Controlled same-name resolution: USS Winooski, captain of the afterguard, and the Eastport rescue distinguish this recipient from the USS Brooklyn John Brown.

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