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Commander James Jonas Madison, USNRF. Medal of Honor recipient.

Portrait photograph, taken circa 1919, showing him wearing the Medal of Honor (Tiffany Cross). He received the medal for "exceptionally heroic service in a position of great responsibility" while serving as Commanding Officer of USS Ticonderoga (ID # 1958) on 30 September 1918, when she was sunk in combat with the German submarine U-152.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Date circa 1919
date QS:P,+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Naval Historical Center - http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/jj-madsn.htm
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English: Commander James Jonas Madison ( 20 May 188825 December 1922) was an officer in the United States Navy and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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