On May 11, 1898, the Nashville was given the task of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba. During the operation and facing heavy enemy fire, he continued to perform his duties throughout this action.[1]
Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 12 May 1870, Sweden. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Johansson set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.[1]
^"Burial Detail: Johansson, Johan J. (Section 13, Grave 720)". ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery. (Official website).
External linksedit
"Johan J. Johansson". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
"Johan J. Johansson". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. 6 March 2023. (Unofficial website).
May 08, 2024
johan, johansson, 1870, december, 1948, ordinary, seaman, serving, united, states, navy, during, spanish, american, received, medal, honor, bravery, grave, arlington, national, cemeteryborn, 1870, 1870swedendieddecember, 1948, 1948, aged, place, burialarlingto. Johan J Johansson May 12 1870 December 4 1948 was an ordinary seaman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery Johan J JohanssonGrave at Arlington National CemeteryBorn 1870 05 12 May 12 1870SwedenDiedDecember 4 1948 1948 12 04 aged 78 Place of burialArlington National CemeteryAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States NavyRankBoatswain s Mate Second ClassUnitU S S NashvilleBattles warsSpanish American WarAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editJohansson was born May 12 1870 in Sweden and after entering the United States Navy was sent to fight in the Spanish American War aboard the gunboat U S S Nashville as an ordinary seaman 1 On May 11 1898 the Nashville was given the task of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos Cuba During the operation and facing heavy enemy fire he continued to perform his duties throughout this action 1 He died December 4 1948 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery 2 Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Ordinary Seaman U S Navy Born 12 May 1870 Sweden Accredited to New York G O No 521 7 July 1899 Citation On board the U S S Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos Cuba 11 May 1898 Facing the heavy fire of the enemy Johansson set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action 1 See also edit nbsp Biography portal List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish American WarReferences edit a b c Johansson Johan J Medal of Honor recipients War With Spain United States Army Center of Military History Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved July 10 2010 Burial Detail Johansson Johan J Section 13 Grave 720 ANC Explorer Arlington National Cemetery Official website External links edit Johan J Johansson Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved July 10 2010 Johan J Johansson at ArlingtonCemetery net 6 March 2023 Unofficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johan J Johansson amp oldid 1222275578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
