Isaac Sapp

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.

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

References
  1. "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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