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J. W. Norris
J. W. Norris (born 1862, date of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
==Biography==
Born in 1862 in England, Norris immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from New York. By December 20, 1883, he was serving as a landsman on the . On that day, while ''Jamestown'' was at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, A. A. George fell overboard. Norris and another sailor, Ordinary Seaman Robert Augustus Sweeney, jumped into the water and rescued him. For this action, both Norris and Sweeney were awarded the Medal of Honor the next year, on October 18, 1884.〔
Norris's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Serving on board the U.S.S. ''Jamestown'', New York Navy Yard, 20 December 1883, Norris rescued from drowning A. A. George, who had fallen overboard.〔
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