Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Captain of the Afterguard

    Division:

    U.S.S. De Soto

    Action Date:

    May 10, 1866

    War Department, General Orders No. 77, August 1, 1866

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain of the Afterguard on board the U.S.S. De Soto, John Brown, United States Navy, for heroic conduct with two comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen, of the U.S.S. WINNOSKI, off Eastport, Maine, 10 May 1866.