Photo #: NH 79905
Quarter Gunner John Davis
Halftone reproduction of an artwork, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 14, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907. This image shows John Davis preventing a powder
explosion aboard USS Valley City by covering an open powder
cask with his body to protect it from nearby flames, during the
attack on Confederates at Elizabeth City, North Carolina on 10
February 1862. Davis received the Medal of Honor for this courageous
act.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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