John Russell
Born: 1852 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
War Department, General Orders No. 326 (October 18, 1884)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman John Russell, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S. Trenton, at Genoa, Italy, 21 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen, Ordinary Seaman.
