Question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: philippine-american war boxer rebellion - death date: april 27 , 1969 1877 - allegiance: united states of america - placeofburial: the evergreens cemetery , brooklyn , new york - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 1877 - serviceyears: 1897 - 1905 - name: joseph quick - branch: united states navy - unit: yorktown pg-1 6 - birth place: new york city , new york - rank: coxswain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph quick -lrb- medal of honor -rrb- .
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joseph quick -lrb- 1877 -- april 27 , 1969 -rrb- was a united states navy coxswain who received the medal of honor for rescuing his shipmate , machinist 's mate second class walenty wisnieroski , from drowning on april 27 , 1902 in port in yokohama , japan .