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 near Greytown, Nicaragua 12 April 1872, Johnson displayed great coolness and self-possession ai the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned and, by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John Johnson — 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-003306
- 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
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ff6ad06ef62e1a5c61b25385b5a066d6009e89e7462a7798cd6ed80e019bec9e
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The USS Kansas Navy profile is selected by ship and Nicaragua rescue context, distinct from the Army recipient of the same name.