Question: Facts: - caption: a u.s. navy poster featuring mifflin - battles: american civil war - allegiance: united states united states of america 1863 23px - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 1839 - serviceyears: 1864 - 1865 - name: james mifflin - branch: united states navy 1864 23px - unit: brooklyn 1858 - image: james mifflin poster.jpg border - birth place: richmond , virginia , u.s. - rank: engineer 's cook Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james mifflin .
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james mifflin -lrb- born 1839 , date of death unknown -rrb- was a united states navy sailor and a recipient of america 's highest military decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in the american civil war .mifflin enlisted in the navy from his home state of virginia in april 1864 , and by august 5 , 1864 was serving as an engineer 's cook on the .during the battle of mobile bay , alabama , mifflin stood fast and performed his ammunition supply duties despite enemy shellfire .for his conduct during this battle , he was awarded the medal of honor .also the ship was named in his honor , the ship participated in the landings at iwo jima and okinawa during world war ii .