About John Millmore
Born 1859. John Millmore was an American military personnel.
John Millmore (26 March 1859 β ?) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Born on 26 March 1859 in New York, New York, Millmore joined the Navy from that state in January 1876. By October 31, 1877, he was serving as an ordinary seaman on the , which was at Monrovia, Liberia. On that day, he and another sailor, First Class Fireman Henry Lakin Simpson, rescued their shipmate Ordinary Seaman John W. Powers from drowning. For this action, both Millmore and Simpson were awarded the Medal of Honor seven years later, on October 18, 1884.
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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John Millmore was born on 26 March 1859 in New York City.
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