John Grady (Medal of Honor)

John Grady (December 25, 1872 – December 9, 1956) was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the United States occupation of Veracruz.

He died December 9, 1956 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. His grave can be found in section 4, lot 2723-2-RH.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy. Born: 25 December 1872, Canada. Appointed from: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 177, 4 December 1915. Other Navy award: Navy Cross.

Citation:

For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. During the second day's fighting, the service performed by Lt. Grady, in command of the 2d Regiment, Artillery, was eminent and conspicuous. From necessarily exposed positions, he shelled the enemy from the strongest position.^[1][2]

Navy cross citation

Citation:

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander John Grady, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. WILHELMINA, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.^[2]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients (Veracruz)

Notes

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

• "John Grady". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
• "Arlington Cemetery Website". Retrieved September 29, 2010.