William Johnson (1855 - May 20 1903) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. On November 14 1879, Johnson was serving as a Cooper on the steamship USS "Adams" at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, when he "rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning." For his actions on that occasion, Cooper Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor five years later, on October 18 1884. Wikipedia
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