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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Woon

U.S. Navy · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002767Source-based record

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

April 29, 1863

Grand Gulf, Mississippi, USA

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

The Citation

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Serving on board the U.S.S. Pittsburg, Mississippi River, 29 April 1863. Engaging the enemy batteries at Grand Gulf, the U.S.S. Pittsburg, although severely damaged and suffering many personnel casualties, continued to fire her batteries until ordered to withdraw. Taking part in a similar action after nightfall, the U.S.S. Pittsburg received further damage, but receiving no personnel casualities in the latter action. Woon showed courage and devotion to duty throughout these bitter engagements.

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

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002781
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
17
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
d34077d75360b55df85e2d40a985a4b2b9a68d9f81a83ba67590928f672e86a7

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy citation and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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