Norwegians in the Civil War
BROWN, John
US Navy. Captain of the Afterguard. Born in Denmark. No War: Awarded Medal of Honor for heroic conduct with two comrades, in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, seamen of the U.S.S. Winooski, off Eastport, Maine. Sources: (“America’s Medal of Honor Recipients”. Publ. 1977, pp 327, 1012)