- Rank at action
- Watertender
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Vicksburg
First Award: On board the U.S.S. Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boiler, 29 May 1901.
Preserved earlier transcription
On board the U.S.S. Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, 29 May 1901.
SECOND MEDAL
G.O. No.: 40, 19 October 1909. Citation: Watertender, serving on board the U.S.S. Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John King — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile (First Medal of Honor) ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, award multiplicity, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003387
- Transcription status
- Current-profile multi-award transcription
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 72
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e38241e572cadbdfc2e365346d26e46ddc522b2611032409d300ed6519935b0d
Legacy combined-row transcription preserved; separately documented current awards transcribed as distinct canonical award records.
The two current official reference profiles explicitly identify a first and second award for one John King. One canonical recipient is retained with two canonical award records. The profiles disagree on birth year; that biographical source discrepancy is preserved and is not used to split the identity. No General Order verification is claimed.
- Rank at action
- Watertender
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Salem
Second Award: Serving on board the U.S.S. Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909.
Preserved earlier transcription
On board the U.S.S. Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, 29 May 1901.
SECOND MEDAL
G.O. No.: 40, 19 October 1909. Citation: Watertender, serving on board the U.S.S. Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John King — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile (Second Medal of Honor) ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, award multiplicity, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003388
- Transcription status
- Current-profile multi-award transcription
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 72
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- f2748a051d1ab36fd7f6069f1c95235e0e53eb2d54dffedeecb45209ebbb7b97
Legacy combined-row transcription preserved; separately documented current awards transcribed as distinct canonical award records.
The two current official reference profiles explicitly identify a first and second award for one John King. One canonical recipient is retained with two canonical award records. The profiles disagree on birth year; that biographical source discrepancy is preserved and is not used to split the identity. No General Order verification is claimed.
