Isaac (or Isaiah) B. Sapp (1840s – August 18, 1913) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal 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
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ Robeson, George M. (February 8, 1872). "General Order, No. 169". General Orders and Circulars Issued by the Navy Department (1863–1887). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office: 111. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Veteran is Run Down and Killed By Garbage Cart". Daily Press. August 19, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "Isaac Sapp". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- Isaac Sapp at Find a Grave