Lieutenant, j.g. Jonas Howard Ingram, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 22, 1914 in Vera Cruz, Mexico during the 1914 Veracruz expedition. Ingram was 26 years old.
13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Ingram was born on October 15, 1887 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indiana. Ingram died on September 10, 1952 in San Diego, California, at the age of 64. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Ingram is one of 56 Medal of Honor recipients from the 1914 Veracruz expedition and one of 75 credited to Indiana.
Official Medal of Honor citation
For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. During the second day's fighting the service performed by him was eminent and conspicuous. He was conspicuous for skillful and effieient handling of the artillery and machine guns of the Arkansas battalion, for which he was specially commended in reports.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Manner of death: natural causes
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction
- Age at death: 64
- Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Other decorations and honors
Besides the Medal of Honor, Jonas Howard Ingram received:
Source: Wikidata. Gold chips link to our guide to that decoration.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: World War I, World War II.
Life beyond the battlefield
Source: Wikidata.
Places
Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in Indiana →
Timeline
- October 15, 1887Born in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
- April 22, 1914Act of valor — Vera Cruz, MexicoAge 26.
- September 10, 1952Died in San Diego, CaliforniaAge 64.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Jonas Howard Ingram (October 15, 1887 – September 9, 1952) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. He commanded the United States Atlantic Fleet during World War II and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1914 in Veracruz, Mexico. A noteworthy football player during his collegiate years, Ingram is remembered as the second commissioner of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), a professional American football league launched in 1946 and terminated in 1950 with the absorption of three teams into the rival National Football League. Ingram was appointed to the position in 1947 and resigned in 1949.
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Further reading
- Football and the Medal of Honorcmohs.org · 2021
