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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Person
rdfs:label	John Ortega
rdfs:comment	Seaman John (or Juan) Ortega (born in 1840 in Spain), was the first Hispanic sailor to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself during the South Atlantic Blockade by the Union Naval forces during the American Civil War.
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serviceyears	1863
Birth Date	1840
Branch	Union Navy
Name	John Ortega
Caption	Reverse of the Medal of Honor awarded to Seaman John Ortega
placeofburial label	Place of burial
Birth Place	Spain
Awards	Medal of Honor Civil War Campaign Medal
Rank	dbkwik:resource/BVcr8zKZcQ-XH5GZZ-mAmg==
Image size	150
Allegiance	United States Union (American Civil War)
Battles	*
abstract	Seaman John (or Juan) Ortega (born in 1840 in Spain), was the first Hispanic sailor to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself during the South Atlantic Blockade by the Union Naval forces during the American Civil War.