Medal of Honor
March 31, 1899
off the coast of Jamaica, Jamaica
- Rank at action
- Chief Master-of-Arms
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1899 - 1910
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. New York
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. New York off the coast of Jamaica, 31 March 1899. Showing gallant conduct, Stokes jumped overboard and assisted in the rescue of Peter Mahoney, watertender, U.S. Navy.
Sources & record notes
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- John S Stokes — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002697
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 525
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Boatswain
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e19033d735f5d6823724d9674db37e084c8991e14660223b03a5c980a0874d67
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