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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Dempsey

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-002832Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1875

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Medal of Honor

1875-01-23

Shanghai, China

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

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23 January 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Dempsey jumped overboard from the Kearsarge and rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Dempsey — 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-002846
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
d144bdf05cbe0abec1221223e3e6824f3abaec0c2db0da1a6371cee298b7721f

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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