Isaac Sapp

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Isaac Sapp
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Navy Medal of Honor
Born1844 (1844)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 18, 1913(1913-08-18) (aged 68–69)
Newport News, Virginia
Buried
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankSeaman
UnitUSS Shenandoah
AwardsMedal of Honor

Isaac (or Isaiah) B. Sapp (1844 – August 18, 1913) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Biography[]

Born in 1844 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sapp later joined the Navy from that state. By December 15, 1871, he was serving as a seaman in the engineering department of the USS Shenandoah.[1] On that day, while the Shenandoah was at Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, he jumped overboard and, with Midshipman Miller, rescued Seaman Charles Prince from drowning.[1][2] For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on February 8, 1872. His first name was misspelled as "Isacc" on the citation.[1]

Sapp's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Shenandoah during the rescue of a shipmate at Villefranche, 15 December 1871. Jumping overboard, Sapp gallantly assisted in saving Charles Prince, seaman, from drowning.[1]

Sapp died on August 18, 1913 (aged about 70) in Newport News, Virginia.[3] He is buried in the Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia.

See also[]

  • List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Medal of Honor recipients - Interim Awards, 1871–1898". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Robeson, George M. (February 8, 1872). "General Order, No. 169". General Orders and Circulars Issued by the Navy Department. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office (1863–1887): 111. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Veteran is Run Down and Killed By Garbage Cart". Daily Press. August 19, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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