James F. Sullivan

James F. Sullivan (1857–1917) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography Born in 1857 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Sullivan joined the Navy from that state. By April 21, 1882, he was serving as a boatswain's mate on the training ship . On that day, while New Hampshire was at Newport, Rhode Island, he and another sailor, Chief Boatswain's Mate Jeremiah Troy, jumped overboard and rescued Third Class Boy Francis T. Price from drowning. For this action, both Sullivan and Troy were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.