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

Medal of Honor

to

 

COSTELLO, JOHN

Rank and Organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1850, Rouses Point, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 214, 27 July 1876.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Hartford, Philadelphia, Pa., 16 July 1876. Showing gallantry, Costello rescued from drowning a landsman of that vessel.

 

 

 

 

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