John Robinson

Captain of the Hold · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

19 January 1867 · Place not recorded

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Peacetime and other actions
Home state: Maine
Action: John Robinson, 19 January 1867

The citation

Official citation

With Acting Ensign James H. Bunting, during the heavy gale which occurred in Pensacola Bay on the night of 19 January 1867, Robinson swam ashore with a line for the purpose of sending off a blowcock, which would facilitate getting up steam and prevent the vessel from stranding, thus voluntarily periling his life to save the vessel and the lives of others.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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