John Millmore MOH

b. 26/03/1860 New York. d. ?

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 31/10/1877 Monrovia, Liberia.

Born on 26 March 1859 in New York, New York, Millmore joined the Navy from that state in January 1876. By October 31, 1877, he was serving as an ordinary seaman on the USS Essex, which was at Monrovia, Liberia. On that day, he and another sailor, First Class Fireman Henry Lakin Simpson, rescued their shipmate Ordinary Seaman John W. Powers from drowning. For this action, both Millmore and Simpson were awarded the Medal of Honor seven years later, on October 18, 1884.

 

MOH CITATION:

Serving on board the U.S.S. Essex, Millmore rescued from drowning John W. Powers, ordinary seaman, serving on the same vessel with him, at Monrovia, Liberia, 31 October 1877.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY MUSEUM, NEW YORK.