Joseph Quick – Medal of Honor, Interim 1899

Coxswain Joseph Quick, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 27, 1902 in Yokohama, Japan — a peacetime act of courage recognized in the Interim 1899 - 1910 period. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Yorktown. Quick was about 25 years old.

Quick was born in 1877 in New York. Quick died on June 27, 1969 in Tampa, Florida, at the age of about 92. He is buried at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

★ Rescue & Lifesaving

Official Medal of Honor citation

For heroism in rescuing Walenty Wisnieroski, Machinist Second Class, from drowning at Yokohama, Japan, 27 April 1902, while serving on board the U.S.S. Yorktown.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

1877
Born in New York
April 27, 1902
Act of valor — Yokohama, Japan
Age about 25. U.S.S. Yorktown
June 27, 1969
Died in Tampa, Florida
Age about 92.
Resting place
The Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York

Same unit

Milton Ernest Ricketts Lieutenant · Navy World War II · 1942 ✦

More Interim 1899–1910 recipients from New York

Charles Stephen Schepke Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 EB Ernest H. Bjorkman Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1903 PS Patrick Shanahan Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1899

John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1909 PR Patrick Reid Chief Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910 JK John King Watertender · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1901

Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.