John Enright-Phoenix, AZ
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Don.Morfe
N 33° 40.278 W 112° 04.596
12S E 400194 N 3726231
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico on January 18, 1886. He was buried at Sea and he has an In Memory Of cenotaph marker in Phoenix Memorial Park, Phoenix, AZ located near the mausoleum.
Waymark Code: WMY023
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2018
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He was born on July 2, 1864 in Lynn, MA and died on February 19, 1898 at sea. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: ENRIGHT, JOHN
• Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Massachusetts
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.
Armed Service: Navy
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