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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Enright

U.S. Navy · Interim 1871 - 1899

MOH-RC-002845Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1886

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Medal of Honor

1886-01-18

Off Ensenada, Mexico

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

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John Enright — 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-002859
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
071898565fd12e0a84c00f35c614b344cfb758d0ce998435f6a834007fe48548

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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