John Lucy
Military Person
1859 –
Who is John Lucy?
John Lucy was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Born in 1859 in New York City, New York, Lucy joined the Navy from that state. By July 9, 1876, he was serving as a second class boy on the training ship USS Minnesota. On that day, he "displayed heroic conduct" during a fire at the Castle Garden immigration facility in Manhattan. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor weeks later, on July 27.
Lucy's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Displayed heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S. Training Ship Minnesota on the occasion of the burning of Castle Garden at New York, 9 July 1876.
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- Born
- 1859
New York City - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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