John O'Neal (c. 1841—after 1872) was an Irish-born United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for heroism on April 12, 1872.

Medal of Honor citation

Serving on board the U.S.S. Kansas, O'Neal displayed great coolness and self-possession at the time Comdr. A. F. Crosman and others were drowned near Greytown, Nicaragua, 12 April 1872, and by personal exertion prevented greater loss of life.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Medal of Honor recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Neal_(Medal_of_Honor)
No tags for this post.