Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
John Rountry
Details
- Also Known As: Roundtree, John
- Rank: First Class Fireman
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Montauk - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 21, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: off Port Royal, South Carolina, USA
Citation
Served as first class fireman on board the U.S.S. Montauk, 21 September 1864. During the night of 21 September, when fire was discovered in the magazine lightroom of that vessel, causing a panic and demoralizing the crew, Rountry, notwithstanding the cry of "fire in the magazine," forced his way with hose in hand, through the frightened crowd to the lightroom, and put out the flames.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1843, MA, United States
- Died: October 3, 1901, New York, NY, United States
- Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery (Letters-Q-120), Brooklyn, NY, United States