Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Division:

    11th U.S. Infantry

    Action Date:

    May 5, 1864

    Date of Issue: July 23, 1897

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Infantry) John Henry Patterson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 May 1864, while serving with 11th U.S. Infantry, in action during the Wilderness Campaign, Virginia. Under the heavy fire of the advancing enemy, First Lieutenant Patterson picked up and carried several hundred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest.