Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
Conflict/Era: Spanish-American War
Unit/Command: 3d U.S. Cavalry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 23, 1898
Medal of Honor Action Place: at mouth of Manimani River, west of Bahia Honda, Cuba
Citation
After two men had been shot down by Spaniards while transmitting orders to the engine-room on the Wanderer, the ship having become disabled, this officer took the position held by them and personally transmitted the orders, remaining at his post until the ship was out of danger.
Medal of Honor Recipient John W. Heard
Additional Details
Accredited to: Mississippi
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 21, 1899
Born: March 27, 1860, Woodstock, MS, United States
Died: February 4, 1922, New Orleans, LA, United States
Buried: U.S. Military Academy Cemetery (PM) (8-39), West Point, NY, United States