James Avery-Portsmouth, VA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Metacomet at Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA in Section 3, Row 6, Site 12.
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Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2018
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He was born in 1825 in Scotland and died on October 11, 1898 in Norfolk, VA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: AVERY, JAMES
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 71, 15 January 1866
Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Metacomet. As a member of the boat's crew which went to the rescue of the U.S. monitor Tecumseh when that vessel was struck by a torpedo in passing the enemy forts in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, S/man Avery braved the enemy fire which was said by the admiral to be "one of the most galling" he had ever seen, and aided in rescuing from death 10 of the crew of the Tecumseh, eliciting the admiration of both friend and foe.
Armed Service: Navy
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