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Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 13, 2023
Navy Chief Commissary Stewart Daniel John Atkins was serving on a ship near Cuba during the Spanish-American War when a harsh storm blew one of his shipmates overboard. Despite choppy waters that threatened to consume anyone who went in them, Atkins jumped in to try to save the wayward sailor. That bravery earned him the Medal of Honor.
Not a lot of details about Atkins' life have been published. His birth records show he was born on Nov. 18, 1866, in Brunswick, Virginia, to Jack and Ann Atkins. However, the record lists him as "John Daniel . . .
