John Enright

{{Infobox military person

|name = John Enright

|image = US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png

|image_size = 150

|caption = Navy Medal of Honor

|birth_date = {{birth date|1864|7|2}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1898|2|19|1864|7|2}}

|death_place = Off the coast of Vallejo, California{{cite web|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-enright|title=JOHN ENRIGHT|website=cmohs.org|publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|access-date=January 13, 2025}}

|placeofburial = At sea

|placeofburial_label = Place of burial

|placeofburial_coordinates =

|allegiance = {{flag|United States of America}}

|branch = 25px United States Navy

|serviceyears = 1885 to 1889

|rank = Landsman

|unit = {{USS|Ranger|1876|6}}
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{{USS|Trenton|1876}}
{{USS|Nipsic}}
{{USS|Albatross|1882}}

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|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

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John Enright (July 2, 1864 – February 19, 1898) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography

Born on July 2, 1864, in Lynn, Massachusetts, Enright joined the Navy from that state. By January 18, 1886, he was serving as a landsman on the {{USS|Ranger|1876|6}}. On that day, while Ranger was off the coast of Ensenada, Mexico, he jumped overboard and rescued two fellow sailors, Ordinary Seamen John Bell and George Svensson, from drowning. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Enright's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.

Enright was honorably discharged from the Navy on May 21, 1889. He died at age 33 on February 19, 1898, and was buried at sea. A marker in his memory was placed at Phoenix Memorial Park in Phoenix, Arizona.

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