Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was James Francis O'Connor. He served as a Landsman, Engineer's Force in the United States Navy. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the USS Jean Sands, opposite the Norfolk Navy Yard, on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard."
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. His true name was James Francis O'Connor. He served as a Landsman, Engineer's Force in the United States Navy. His citation reads "For jumping overboard from the USS Jean Sands, opposite the Norfolk Navy Yard, on the night of 15 June 1880, and rescuing from drowning a young girl who had fallen overboard."
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JAMES F. O'CONNER
MEDAL OF HONOR
NOV 28 1861
SEP 17 1940
USS JEAN SANDS
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