John Dempsey
Peacetime
Seaman, USS Kearsarge, U.S. Navy. Awarded for actions at Shanghai, China.
January 23, 1875
Seaman, USS Kearsarge, U.S. Navy. Awarded for actions at Shanghai, China.
January 23, 1875
Born in Ireland in 1848, Dempsey joined the Navy from Massachusetts.
Citation: On board the USS Kearsarge at Shanghai, China, 23 January 1875. Displaying gallant conduct, Dempsey jumped overboard from the Kearsarge and rescued from drowning one of the crew of that vessel.
