John Purness Chatham
Born: July 2, 1872 at Warchester, Maryland
Home Town: Warchester, Maryland
War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Gunner’s Mate Second Class John Purness Chatham, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the detachment from the U.S.S. Newark, fighting with the relief expedition of the Allied Forces in China, 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. During this period and in the presence of the enemy, Gunner’s Mate Second Chatham distinguished himself by his conduct.
