Medal of Honor
Not documented
off the Coast, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Seaman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Saratoga
The Citation
Sources ↓Served as seaman on board the U.S.S. Saratoga during actions of that vessel on 2 occasions. Carrying out his duties courageously during these actions, Ortega conducted himself gallantly through both periods. Promoted to acting master's mate.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John Ortega — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003400
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-02
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 45
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- cf3e0ad544ec66999db8e51dd9caf2801c5bc3660ae85ebbc128a501b9664e40
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official reference profile documents service aboard U.S.S. Saratoga and two cited occasions off the Georgia coast but does not provide a structured action date. No exact date is inferred.