The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

BENSON, JAMES

Rank and Organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1845, Denmark. 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.

 

 

 

 

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