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Peacetime and interim
John Handran
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
9 January 1876 · USS Franklin
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Peacetime and other actions
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- USS Franklin
The citation
Official citation
For gallant conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Franklin at Lisbon, Portugal, 9 January 1876. Jumping overboard, Handran rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.