Jonas Howard Ingram
Born: October 15, 1887 at Jeffersonville, Indiana
Home Town: Jeffersonville, Indiana
Medal of Honor
Mexican Border War
U.S. Navy
War Department, General Orders No. 177 (December 4, 1915)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Jonas Howard Ingram (NSN: 0-6587), United States Navy, for distinguished conduct in battle during the engagement of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 22 April 1914. During the second day’s fighting the service performed by Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Ingram was eminent and conspicuous. He was conspicuous for skillful and efficient handling of the artillery and machineguns of the Arkansas Battalion, for which he was specially commended in reports.
Navy Cross
World War I
U.S. Navy
The Navy Cross is presented to Jonas Howard Ingram, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Flag Lieutenant on the staff of the Commander of Division Nine, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, which operated with the British Grand fleet as the 6th Battle Squadron.
Birth: 10/15/1887 – Jeffersonville, IN