Medal of Honor
July 23, 1898
at mouth of Manimani River, west of Bahia Honda, Cuba
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Spanish-American War
- Unit or command
- 3d U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓After 2 men had been shot down by Spaniards while transmitting orders to the engine-room on the Wanderer, the ship having become disabled, this officer took the position held by them and personally transmitted the orders, remaining at his post until the ship was out of danger.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- John William Heard — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000497
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brigadier General
- Entered service at
- Mississippi
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1745e26771694e4d9b99ae243df868fffa72bdd678291179024f9f3b8bf223be
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name, preserves First Lieutenant as the action rank and Brigadier General as the highest/later rank, and supplies the precise Manimani River action place.