James Benson-Everett, MA
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Ossipee on June20, 1872. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA in Section Astral Place, Grave 28.
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Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2018
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He was born in 1842 in Denmark and died on August 4, 1890 in Hull, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BENSON, JAMES
• Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Enlisted at: Yokohama, Japan
• G.O. No.: 180, 10 October 1872
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Ossipee, 20 June 1872. Risking his life, Benson leaped into the sea while the ship was going at a speed of 4 knots and endeavored to save John K. Smith, landsman, of the same vessel, from drowning.
Armed Service: Navy
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