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Image: James Jonas Madison

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Description: Commander James Jonas Madison, USNRF. Medal of Honor recipient. Portrait photograph, taken circa 1919, showing him wearing the Medal of Honor (Tiffany Cross). He received the medal for "exceptionally heroic service in a position of great responsibility" while serving as Commanding Officer of USS Ticonderoga (ID # 1958) on 30 September 1918, when she was sunk in combat with the German submarine U-152. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Title: James Jonas Madison
Credit: U.S. Naval Historical Center - http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-m/jj-madsn.htm
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