b. 1855 St Vincent. d. 20/05/1903 Washington DC.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 14/11/1879 Mare Island Navy Yard, California.
Willian Johnson was born in 1855 on Saint Vincent island in the West Indies.
On November 14, 1879, Johnson was serving as a Cooper on the steamship USS Adams at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, when he “rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning.” For his actions on that occasion, Cooper Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor five years later, on October 18, 1884.
MOH CITATION:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Adams at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 14 November 1879, Johnson rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning.
BURIAL LOCATION: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
SECTION 23, GRAVE 16648-32
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
