James Lannon graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1902. He retired as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
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James Lannon graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1902. He retired as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant James Patrick Lannon, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in battle during the engagement of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 22 April 1914. Lieutenant Lannon assisted a wounded man under heavy fire, and after returning to his battalion was himself desperately wounded.
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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander James Patrick Lannon, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. NASHVILLE, engaged in the important exacting and hazardous duty of escorting mercantile convoys in the Mediterranean Sea through waters infested with enemy submarines.