Johannes Rouning

Johannes Rouning was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

On May 7, 1882, Rouning was serving as an ordinary seaman on the USS Fortune at Hampton Roads, Virginia. On that day, he and another sailor, Seaman Christian Osepins, jumped overboard and rescued Gunner's Mate James Walters from drowning. For this action, both Rouning and Osepins were awarded the Medal of Honor two and a half years later, on October 18, 1884.^[1]

Rouning's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug Fortune, 7 May 1882, at Hampton Roads, Va., and rescuing from drowning James Walters, gunner's mate.^[1]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime

References

External links

• "Johannes Rouning". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56971917. Retrieved September 7, 2010. 
• "Johannes Rouning". Hall of Valor. Military Times. http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1697. Retrieved September 7, 2010.