John S. Darrough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1841
Place of Birth: Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 14-Aug-1920
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John S. Darrough
- John Samuel Darrough (April 6, 1841 – August 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a skirmish near Eastport, Mississippi.
- Born in Kentucky, Darrough moved to Illinois as a child and enlisted in the Union Army from that state.
- While participating in a mission to destroy a Confederate railway, Darrough and others were stranded on the shore of the Tennessee River under intense enemy fire.
- Although he had found a canoe with which to cross the river safely, he voluntarily returned to the Confederate-held shore to rescue a fellow soldier who was in danger of drowning.
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