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SN John Taylor

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SN John Taylor

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
4 Jan 1904 (aged 62–63)
New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
6173
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Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the U.S. Navy. His citation reads "Seaman in charge of the picket boat attached to the Navy Yard, New York, 9 September 1865. Acting with promptness, coolness, and good judgement, Taylor rescued from drowning Comdr. S.D. Trenchard of the U.S. Navy, who fell overboard in attempting to get on a ferryboat which had collided with an English steamer and who needed immediate assistance."
Peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the U.S. Navy. His citation reads "Seaman in charge of the picket boat attached to the Navy Yard, New York, 9 September 1865. Acting with promptness, coolness, and good judgement, Taylor rescued from drowning Comdr. S.D. Trenchard of the U.S. Navy, who fell overboard in attempting to get on a ferryboat which had collided with an English steamer and who needed immediate assistance."

Bio by: John Donne

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U.S. NAVY

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Office
  • Added: Mar 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2599336/john-taylor: accessed ), memorial page for SN John Taylor (1841–4 Jan 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2599336, citing Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.