The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
McCARTON, JOHN
Rank and Organization: Ship's Printer, U.S. Navy. Born: 1847, Brooklyn,
N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 326, 18 October 1884.
Citation:
For jumping overboard from the U.S. Training Ship New Hampshire off Coasters Harbor
Island, near Newport, R.l., 4 January 1882, and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith, second
class musician, from drowning.
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