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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Williams II

U.S. Navy · Civil War

MOH-RC-003311Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1861

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Medal of Honor

November 7, 1861

Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Boatswain's Mate
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
USS Mohican

The Citation

Sources ↓
Captain of an 11_inch gun aboard the U.S.S. Mohican during action of the main squadron of ships against the heavily defended Forts Beauregard and Walker on Hilton Head, and against ships of the Confederate Fleet, 7 November 1861. Cool and courageous at his battle station, Williams maintained steady fire against the enemy while under the fort batteries during a 4_hour engagement which resulted in silencing the batteries of the forts and in the rout of the rebel steamers.

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  1. John Williams II — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003326
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
17
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
f944e28137089a59f9387485d44bd308d636a838a5632b2535d043ac6a1539d2

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The Society's canonical John Williams II profile is selected by USS Mohican and Hilton Head action. The legacy form John Williams remains preserved as an alias.

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