 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Woon akaberekwa muna 1823 muEngland, akatamira kuUnited States uye aigara muNew York paakapinda muU.S. Navy. Akashanda mukati meHondo yeVanhu somuperekedzi womubati wechikepe uye kaputeni wepfuti pa Muhondo yeGrand Gulf, Mississippi, musi waApril 29, 1863, akanga apfigirwa muhammock yake kwemazuva anoverengeka nemhaka yokurwara, asi akaramba achida uye akatora kutungamirira pfuti yaakanga ari kaputeni wayo; akarwisana nayo kweanopfuura maawa maviri, uye akaisiya bedzi apo akanga asingachakwanisi kumira. Nokuda kwechiito ichi, akapiwa Medal of Honor mwedzi mishomanana gare gare musi waJuly 10, 1863. 