Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1865 - 1870 - U.S. Navy
John Robinson
Details
- Rank: Captain of the Hold
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1865 - 1870
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Yucca - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: January 19, 1867
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Pensacola Bay, Florida, USA
Citation
With Acting Ens. 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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Maine
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1840, Chile
- Died: April 22, 1900, Boston, MA, US
- Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA, US