Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Interim 1871 - 1899 - U.S. Navy
John Dempsey
Details
- Rank: Seaman
- Conflict/Era: Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Kearsarge - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: January 23, 1875
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Shanghai, China
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23 January 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Dempsey jumped overboard from the Kearsarge and rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1848, Ireland
- Died: September 17, 1874, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Park (reinterred from closed Odd Fellows Cemetery, Colma, CA), Colma, CA, United States