Jerome Morford
Born: June 13, 1841 at Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Bridgers County, Illinois
Date of Issue: September 2, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Jerome Morford, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company K, 55th Illinois Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
