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Medal of Honor Recipient

John McCloy

U.S. Navy · China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion) / Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)

MOH-RC-000004Source-based record

The awards

Representative medal image: early Navy star design and striped ribbon. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Award 1 · Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900
Representative medal image: Navy star design with the 1913 blue ribbon. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Award 2 · Navy Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1915

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Award 1. Presentation date is not usable for design selection. This is an action-era reference; a later presentation or replacement medal may differ.

Award 2. Representative form selected from the recorded presentation year (1915), not authenticated medal-object provenance.

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Award 1 · First Medal of Honor

June 20–22, 1900

Wu-Tsing-Hune and near Peh-Tsang, China

Rank at action
Coxswain
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)
Unit or command
U.S.S. Newark

The Citation

Sources ↓
First Award: In action with the relief expedition of the Allied forces in China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Coxswain McCloy distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John McCloy — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-21

    current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000004
Transcription status
Current-source full text
Last source check
2026-08-21
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
General Order No. 55
Archive transcription SHA-256
5e870aad44326cb4f06d134578ebe0a9b4e8046fa22583d472c6d2819113ae74

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First award isolated from the legacy record that had combined two citations.

Award 2 · Second Medal of Honor

April 22, 1914

Vera Cruz, Mexico

Rank at action
Chief Boatswain
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz)
Unit or command
Picket launch detail
Presentation date
December 4, 1915

The Citation

Sources ↓
Second Award: For heroism in leading three picket launches along Vera Cruz sea front, drawing Mexican fire and enabling cruisers to save our men onshore, 22 April 1914. Though wounded, he gallantly remained at his post.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. John McCloy — current citation source ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-21

    current identity, action metadata, and full citation transcription

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000005
Transcription status
Current-source full text
Last source check
2026-08-21
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
General Order No. 177
Archive transcription SHA-256
d0192d09c7d006c57a331152b762d8a1cd830f2f4d74b569bc2648585dfa0c53

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Second award isolated and linked to the same canonical recipient.

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